by Cloud for Good Blog | Mar 3, 2015 | Blog
This is a cross post from the Cloud for Good blog. Who doesn’t like the idea of a sandbox? You can get creative, get dirty, and get better at what you’re looking to accomplish. Salesforce has some nice options here. Depending on the type of sandbox you spin up, you have different features, capabilities, and pricing. Your sandbox options are; Developer (Free / 6 per EE instance) Developer Pro (Free / 1 per EE instance) Partial Data (Paid / Contact your Salesforce AE for pricing) Full (Paid / Contact your Salesforce AE for pricing) This page explains the sandbox types that you can create & a general overview. How can I create one? Go to: Setup | Deploy | Sandboxes > you can create either a Developer or Developer Pro sandbox for free (assuming your instance has some available to create). The amount of time it takes to create a sandbox is dependent on the size of your production organization. Contact your Salesforce account executive for pricing for additional Developer Pro sandbox licenses or for a Partial Data or Full Sandbox. What can I do with it? Test New Features – With each new release, Salesforce rolls out the new features in a sandbox. This is a great place to test new features/customization before they are available in your production environment. Install App’s – You can install apps from the AppExchange and test them out. This is very helpful when assessing options for a new roll-out or simply exploring how to expand your environment with new functionality. Application Development – You can built and test without risking the...
