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: Good for understanding the "old-school" but still widely used programmatic deployment methods.
| Category | Tools | Description | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Salesforce DX (SFDX) | The modern development experience provided by Salesforce, utilizing CLI and scratch orgs. | | Version Control | GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket | Repositories to store XML metadata files. | | CI/CD Platforms | Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI | Engines that execute automation scripts to move code. | | Salesforce Native | Change Sets, DevOps Center | Salesforce's native tools. DevOps Center is the modern GUI for release management. | | AppExchange Tools | Copado, Gearset, AutoRABIT | Third-party platforms that wrap Git and CI/CD into a user-friendly interface specifically for Salesforce. | devops for salesforce pdf
: You'll find instructions on using the Force.com Migration Tool, Ant scripts , and Git for version control. : Good for understanding the "old-school" but still
A successful Salesforce DevOps strategy cannot ignore the "Clicks." Salesforce Admins create Flows, Objects, and Permission Sets. | | CI/CD Platforms | Jenkins, GitHub Actions,
The foundational principle of Salesforce DevOps is moving the "Source of Truth" from the Org to a . Instead of the Salesforce Org being the master record, the Git repository holds the master code. This allows teams to track every single change, revert mistakes, and automate deployments.