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Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint

By : Jakub Stefaniak
Book Image

Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint

By: Jakub Stefaniak

Overview of this book

Are you ready to turn your million-dollar ideas into reality? Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint is your ultimate guide to becoming a successful ISV partner and publishing your Salesforce applications on the AppExchange. This book covers every facet of the application development process, from the initial partnership establishment to smoothly preparing for security review and managing app releases. Packed with real-world examples, case studies, and detailed guides, it’ll help you master AppExchange development. Throughout this experience, you’ll discover how to create customer-centric applications that seamlessly integrate with external systems, ensuring a frictionless user experience. You’ll also navigate the intricate process of preparing for security reviews and managing app releases. In addition, you’ll delve into the critical realm of business strategy, addressing essential elements such as maximizing profitability, achieving operational excellence, leveraging analytics to make data-driven decisions, and effectively handling technical debt to maintain your app's robustness and scalability. By the end of this journey, you’ll possess a deep understanding of AppExchange development from both technical and business standpoints, making you well-prepared to excel in the Salesforce ecosystem. Let's embark on this exciting path together!
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1:Setting the Stage
5
Part 2:Building Blocks
9
Part 3:Delivering Value
13
Part 4:Scaling for Success

Discovering the power of push upgrades

Enter the realm of push upgrades—the high-tech drone of application development. In this whirlwind landscape of ever-changing code and feature enhancements, keeping your customers up to speed can feel like trying to deliver a pizza during rush hour. But thanks to Salesforce’s customer-centered ethos, we have push upgrades in our delivery arsenal.

Picture this: instead of a delivery person stuck in traffic or having to navigate a confusing neighborhood, we have a drone. This marvelous machine flies high above the chaos, directly delivering a piping hot pizza to the customer, quickly and efficiently. That’s your push upgrade—a futuristic courier ensuring that the freshest version of your managed packages is delivered and installed across your customers’ orgs, without as much as a bump in the road.

What’s more, this drone delivers whether or not the customer is home. It simply leaves the...