# Standard Runtime, Managed Package Runtime and upgrades

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How the Standard Runtime and the Managed Package Runtime differ in data model, features and deployment tools, why the runtime switch is one-way, how automatic and manual package upgrades work, what the Omnistudio Migration Assistant automates, and what Clean Metadata Deployment requires.

- Certification: Salesforce Omnistudio Consultant
- Exam section: Omnistudio Fundamentals
- Study guide: https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/omnistudio-consultant

**Official exam objective:**

> Explain Managed Package Runtime vs. Standard Runtime, Automatic Upgrades, and Manual Intervention Upgrade.

## What the exam expects

- Explain how the Standard Runtime and the Managed Package Runtime differ in data model, supported features and deployment tools.
- Describe the starting state after a package install, and why disabling the Managed Package Runtime setting is a one-way decision.
- Explain automatic upgrades and the manual package install or upgrade path, including older versions and industry packages.
- Plan a migration with the Omnistudio Migration Assistant: what it automates, what stays manual and what blocks it.
- State the prerequisites and permanence of Clean Metadata Deployment.
- Key terms: **Standard Runtime** (Omnistudio on standard objects); **Managed Package Runtime** (Omnistudio for Managed Packages on the package's custom objects); **automatic upgrade** (seasonal major and patch upgrades after Spring '24); **Omnistudio Migration Assistant** (Salesforce CLI plugin that moves components to the standard runtime); **Clean Metadata Deployment** (deploy Omnistudio components as standard metadata). The exam's phrase "Manual Intervention Upgrade" isn't defined on any Salesforce page; read it as the manual upgrade procedure below.

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| After package install | Custom data model; Managed Package Runtime setting enabled | [Install or Upgrade the Omnistudio Package](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_install_or_upgrade_the_omnistudio_package.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Re-enabling the setting | You shouldn't re-enable it after disabling | [Disable the Managed Package Runtime](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_enable_standard_omnistudio_runtime.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| New customers from Summer '25 | Bundled license gives the standard designer and runtime; don't install the package | [Omnistudio Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_settings.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Automatic upgrades | From an Omnistudio Spring '24 install, major and patch releases | [Install or Upgrade the Omnistudio Package](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_install_or_upgrade_the_omnistudio_package.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Older package versions | Contact Salesforce Customer Support for the link | [Install or Upgrade the Omnistudio Package](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_install_or_upgrade_the_omnistudio_package.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Foundation plus Insurance or CME | Duplicate components; contact support instead | [Install or Upgrade the Omnistudio Package](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_install_or_upgrade_the_omnistudio_package.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Before migrating | Upgrade the Vlocity Industries package to Winter '26 or later; don't uninstall it later | [Migrate to the Standard Runtime](https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2026/08/migrate-from-managed-package-runtime-to-the-omnistudio-standard-runtime) |
| Migration Assistant blockers | Industries CPQ app, multiple Data Mapper versions, two legacy Omni Interaction Config settings | [Migrate Omnistudio Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_migrate_omnistudio_custom_objects_to_standard_objects.htm&language=en_US) |
| Package-runtime deployment | Omnistudio Build Tool or IDX Workbench (data packs) | [Deploying Omnistudio Components Between Orgs](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_deploy_or_migrate.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Clean Metadata Deployment | Standard Runtime only; API 67.0 or later; don't turn off | [Clean Metadata Deployment for Omnistudio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_clean_metadata_deployment.htm&language=en_US&type=5), [Set Up Clean Metadata Deployment](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_set_up_clean_metadata_deployment.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |

## Check yourself

- Why is disabling the Managed Package Runtime setting planned as permanent?
- When does an org receive Omnistudio upgrades automatically?
- What happens to translated custom labels for single-language Omniscript system messages after migration?
- Which tools deploy components on the Managed Package Runtime?
- Why can't an org with several versions of one Data Mapper run the Migration Assistant as is?

## Sources

- [Install or Upgrade the Omnistudio Package](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_install_or_upgrade_the_omnistudio_package.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Disable the Managed Package Runtime and Deploy Custom Lightning Web Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_enable_standard_omnistudio_runtime.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Supported Features in Omnistudio and Omnistudio for Managed Packages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio_and_omnistudio_for_vlocity_products_and_features_support.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Migrate Omnistudio Components from Vlocity Industries Managed Packages and Custom Data Model to Omnistudio Standard Runtime](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_migrate_omnistudio_custom_objects_to_standard_objects.htm&language=en_US)
- [Migrate From Managed Package Runtime to the Omnistudio Standard Runtime (Salesforce Developers Blog)](https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2026/08/migrate-from-managed-package-runtime-to-the-omnistudio-standard-runtime)
- [Omnistudio Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_settings.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Set Up Clean Metadata Deployment](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_set_up_clean_metadata_deployment.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Clean Metadata Deployment for Omnistudio](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_clean_metadata_deployment.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Deploying Omnistudio Components Between Orgs or Migrating from Omnistudio for Managed Packages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_deploy_or_migrate.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Create Interface Objects for a Data Mapper Load](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_standard_create_interface_objects_for_a_data_mapper_load.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Omnistudio Data Mapper Best Practices](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?language=en_US&id=xcloud.os_dataraptor_best_practices_47412.htm&type=5)
- [Discover the Omnistudio Digital Suite (Trailhead)](https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/omnistudio-basics/discover-the-omnistudio-digital-suite)

## About the full unit

The "Core concepts", "Exam traps" and "Worked scenario" sections of this unit, its 12 linked practice questions, and unlimited timed mock exams are included with the Omnistudio Consultant pack (USD $19): https://www.certifyforce.com/practice-exams