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DevOps for Salesforce

You're reading from DevOps for Salesforce Build, test, and streamline data pipelines to simplify development in Salesforce

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781788833349

Length 220 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Salesforce

Concepts

DevOps

Authors (3):

Mukta Aphale

Nagraj Gornalli

Priyanka Dive

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Table of Contents (10) Chapters

Preface

1. Salesforce Development and Delivery Process

2. Applying DevOps to Salesforce Applications FREE CHAPTER

3. Deployment in Salesforce

4. Introduction to the Force.com Migration Tool

5. Version Control

6. Continuous Integration

7. Continuous Testing

8. Tracking Application Changes and the ROI of Applying DevOps to Salesforce

9. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Setting up the Force.com Migration Tool

For setting up the Force.com Migration Tool, you need to install some prerequisites as mentioned in the following section. We can set up the migration tool on Windows, Mac, or Linux operating systems. The following are the steps for setting up the Force.com Migration Tool on a Linux machine.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites for setup are as follows:

Java 1.7.x or later
Ant tool

Let's install them on our system.

Java

Java version 1.7.x or later is recommended for better security. Check whether Java is already installed on your system using the command line as shown:

Open the Terminal.
Type java -version and press Enter.

You will see the following output:

java version "1.7.0_21" 
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_21-b11) 
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.21-b01, mixed mode)

If Java is not installed on the system, use the following instructions to install Java:

Visit http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
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Authors (3)

Aphale

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Dive

Dive

Priyanka Dive is a DevOps engineer with substantial experience of working in the IT field on various technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, AWS, and Azure. She has worked on big data projects as a system and DevOps administrator. She has worked on Salesforce projects and implemented DevOps practices for small and large projects as well. She's a constant learner with a desire to learn anything new, and hence enjoys doing a lot of tech POCs. She is also a technical blogger who loves to write on emerging technologies. She is currently working as a DevOps Engineer Consultant for a US-based firm.

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Gornalli

Gornalli

Nagraj Gornalli is a Team Leader at Persistent Systems on Salesforce projects. He has more than eight years' experience in the IT field with different technologies. He has done many certifications' such as Salesforce Certified Administrator, Salesforce Certified Platform Developer, Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant, Data Integration Specialist, Advanced Apex Specialist, Data Integration Specialist, and cloud certified professional. He started as a trailblazer and is now ranked as a "Ranger" in trailhead.

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