Salesforce ALM

Question 1

What are the main phases of a typical application development lifecycle?

Answer 1

Plan Build Test Deploy

Question 2

What are the key milestones of a simple application development lifecycle?

Answer 2

Gather functional req's
Design application specs
develop using UI
Test
Perform UAT
Communicate changes
Update profiles to include changes
Notify end Users

Question 3

What are the different types of Sandboxes?

Answer 3

Developer
Dev-Pro
Partial Copy
Full Copy
200MB

Question 4

What is the storage limit of a developer sandbox?

Answer 4

200MB

Question 5

How often can a developer sandbox be refreshed

Answer 5

Daily

Question 6

What is the storage limit of a dev-pro sandbox?

Answer 6

1GB

Question 7

How often can a dev-pro be refreshed?

Answer 7

Daily

Question 8

What is the storage limit of a partial copy Sandbox?

Answer 8

5GB

Question 9

How often can a partial copy sandbox be refreshed?

Answer 9

Every 5 days

Question 10

What is the storage limit of a full copy sandbox?

Answer 10

A full copy is a copy of the production org and all data, and has the same storage limits

Question 11

How often can a full copy sandbox be refreshed?

Answer 11

every 29 days

Question 12

What should be considered when deciding to use the simple application development lifecycle?

Answer 12

No changes that require Apex.

No customizations that affect data

Question 13

What are some example of safe changes to make in production?

Answer 13

creating reports, dashboards and email templates

Question 14

What should be considered when deciding on the application development lifecycle leveraging a sandbox?

Answer 14

Complex changes
Changes involving Apex, VF , WFR, Validation
Changes involving integrations

Question 15

Can Apex be modified in production?

Answer 15

no

Question 16

What environment types are sandboxes typically utilized for?

Answer 16

Development
Test
Production

Question 17

Why is a Sandbox Template required?

Answer 17

A sandbox template is necessary to define the records that should be copied from production into a partial copy

Question 18

What are the three use cases for a full copy Sandbox?

Answer 18

UAT
Performance testing
Troubleshooting issues

Question 19

What are the test options when deploying a change set?

Answer 19

Default
Run Local Tests
Run All Tests
Run Specified Tests

Question 20

What are two major considerations related to change sets?

Answer 20

Change sets cannot delete nor rename components

Question 21

What are the possible migration paths for a change set?

Answer 21

Sandbox to sandbox
Sandbox to production
Production to sandbox

Question 22

What is the impact of the “Default” testing option when deploying a change set?

Answer 22

No tests are run on a sandbox

All local tests are run for production

Question 23

What is the impact of the “Run Local Tests” testing option when deploying a change set?

Answer 23

All tests except managed package tests

Question 24

What is the impact of the “Run All Tests” testing option when deploying a change set?

Answer 24

All tests including managed package tests

Question 25

What is the impact of the "Run Specified Tests" testing option when deploying a change set?

Answer 25

only the specified tests are executed. Executed tests must cover code/trigger @ 75% or more.

Question 26

What happens if a change set deployment is unable to complete?

Answer 26

The entire change set is rolled back

Question 27

How can unexpected change set errors be avoided?

Answer 27

By adding all dependent components to the change set

Question 28

How are profile and permission set deployments different in a change set?

Answer 28

Permission sets are added as a component to the change set. Profiles are added in the "profile settings for included components" section

Question 29

What is the default visibility for a tab when deployed via change set?

Answer 29

hidden for all users

Question 30

Can reports in private folders be added to a change set?

Answer 30

no

Question 31

What will happen if a workflow rule is deployed via change set to an org where the workflow rule already exists? Why?

Answer 31

The WFR in the target org will be overwritten. Change sets overwrite metadata, not merge it.

Question 32

What is a Salesforce Package?

Answer 32

Salesforce packages are used to distribute components. Packages can be managed or unmanaged

Question 33

How are managed packages created?

Answer 33

Manage packages can be created in the "Package Manager" in setup

Question 34

What are the use cases for a managed package?

Answer 34

Managed packages are used to distribute components in such a way that they are protected from modification. Often times used when a package is sold

Question 35

What are the use cases for an unmanaged package?

Answer 35

Unmanaged packages are used to migrate components to an unrelated org Often times used for templates or open-source projects

Question 36

How can component conflicts be avoided when creating a managed package?

Answer 36

By using a namespace with the components

Question 37

Are unmanaged package components upgradeable?

Answer 37

no

Question 38

What are the the development models possible within Salesforce?

Answer 38

Change set development model Org development model Package development model

Question 39

What are the steps to be considered in the change set development model?

Answer 39

``` Development in sandbox Test Integration testing UAT Release to production ```

Question 40

What tools are involved in the org development model?

Answer 40

Salesforce DX Source control Multiple SB orgs Salesforce CLI