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Salesforce AppExchange Success Blueprint

By : Jakub Stefaniak
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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

Leveraging early releases in customer sandboxes

Salesforce’s sandbox environments, combined with tools such as Push Upgrade, offer ISVs valuable opportunities to refine their AppExchange releases. Adopting early releases in customer sandboxes allows for a streamlined release process, ensuring your AppExchange products are of top quality and free from bugs. This strategy not only ensures the highest-quality releases but also gives customers ample time to familiarize themselves with updates before they go into production. Salesforce’s sandbox, push upgrades, and comprehensive release notes form an ideal framework for this.

An early release strategy means introducing your new AppExchange version in a controlled setting prior to the production release. The benefits include the following:

  • Gathering valuable feedback: Customer sandboxes serve as platforms to gather firsthand feedback on your app’s enhancements
  • Training customers: Before the official release...