Salesforce Technical Diary

Pre-requisite Java JDK Apache Ant, Version 1.6 or later ANT Installation Instructions Define these path variables ANT_HOME = C:\Users\kumamuk01\dev\apache-ant-1.10.1 JAVA_HOME= C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121 Test if ANT is installed properly Mac: export PATH=/Users/kumarijl/apache-ant-1.9.14/bin:$PATH Command Prompt > ant Buildfile: build.xml does not exist! Build failed Command Prompt > ant -version C:\Users\kumamuk01>ant -version Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.1 compiled on February 2 2017 Install the Force.com Migration Tool Download Force.com Migration Tool You could follow the instructions given in README file within the package. Configure Ant Step - 1: Update build.properties file which contains environment information. Provide User Name and Password or Security Token which will be used by Ant to login to the Salesforce Org. Step - 2: Update build.xml file to contain the build targets. Build...

Following are a varied list of ways through which Code or Configuration could be deployed in Salesforce Server. It is assumed that deployment focus would be on Production instance, but it is true with Developer Edition and Sandbox instances as well. Technical Prerequisites for a Salesforce Deployment There are some tools and software that must be installed and properly configured on the Release Manager’s machine in order to enable the Deployment Process described in this guide. Some other tools are not required but we recommend using them. Here is a quick description of these tools. Tool Required / Optional Purpose Comment Eclipse Optional Eclipse is a developer tool that supports several languages. The currently recommended version of Eclipse to download is Eclipse Kepler 4.3 (the “Eclipse for Java developers” version is recommended) and can be downloaded from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/pac...