A test environment for salesforce.com is crucial to\u00a0change control. Salesforce.com provides the tools needed to test anything in a test environment before you implement it in your live instance. You can either test in a Sandbox environment or in a Developer environment. What is the difference? I will share what I know…<\/p>\n
Sandbox<\/strong><\/p>\n The salesforce.com Sandbox environment is an exact copy of your salesforce.com instance. You can copy your live instance to a sandbox environment (but you have to perform manually from sandbox to developer edition) where you can test any changes, implementations,\u00a0AppExchange <\/a><\/strong>apps or updates.\u00a0It can also be your hands-on\u00a0training environment without risking\u00a0your live data.<\/p>\n You can either copy your configuration and data into a sandbox environment or just the configuration. It acts exactly like your live instance, but be careful if you have workflow rules or automations because they will work in the sandbox as well.<\/p>\n I know that this sounds wonderful and if you don’t have it, you are dying to know how to get it. The problem is the cost. If you are on Unlimited Edition, then cost is not a problem because it comes included. But for\u00a0Enterprise, Professional or\u00a0Group Editions, you have to pay… and the price is hefty; anywhere between 25k-50k per year. For a lot of companies, that is more than they are paying for their live salesforce.com instance. So how do you test salesforce.com\u00a0without Sandbox? \u00a0It is always suggested to\u00a0develop application in sandbox instance then go for LIVE.<\/p>\n Developer Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n Developer Edition was an edition created for development of integrations and apps, specifically for the AppExchange<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>. It is also a great tool for testing\/training in salesforce.com. What makes this a great tool is the fact that it is free. Anyone can get a Developer Edition of salesforce.com. It is a standard Enterprise Edition with very limited storage space. You cannot copy your configuration or data onto the Developer Edition, but you can customize it to match your instance’s look and feel. 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