Unlocked packages

Salesforce unlocked packages are a modern, flexible, and modular packaging solution that allows developers and administrators to bundle, deploy, and manage customizations and applications built on the Salesforce platform. They are part of Salesforce’s source-driven development approach, which emphasizes version control systems and continuous integration pipelines for efficient development and deployment processes.

Unlocked packages address the challenges of managing and deploying customizations in large-scale and complex Salesforce implementations. By breaking down applications and customizations into modular units, they enable teams to manage and distribute these components more effectively. This modular approach promotes better collaboration, easier version control, and a streamlined development process. Unlocked packages are aimed at both developers and administrators who want to leverage best practices in application life cycle management, streamline...