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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

Salesforce Connect

Salesforce Connect is a cloud integration service that allows Salesforce users to access and manage data in external apps, right from within Salesforce. It uses the OData (Open Data Protocol) for data integration, allowing Salesforce to interact with data in external systems using RESTful APIs.

OData is an open standard protocol that allows for the creation and consumption of queryable and interoperable RESTful APIs in a simple and standard way. It enables full CRUD support (Create, Read, Update, Delete) to an external system from Salesforce.

Salesforce Connect for ISVs

For ISVs, Salesforce Connect offers a significant advantage. It is available for free as a benefit for ISV partners, with each partner receiving three licenses per customer to connect to partner-owned data sources. This means that ISVs can integrate their own external data sources into their Salesforce applications at no additional cost.

However, it’s important to note that there...