# Standard Runtime, Managed Package Runtime and upgrades

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What separates the Omnistudio Standard Runtime from the Managed Package Runtime, how automatic and manual package upgrades work, what happens when you disable the Managed Package Runtime setting, and which Migration Assistant steps are automated or stay manual.

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

**Official exam objective:**

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

## What the exam expects

- Distinguish the Standard Runtime (standard objects) from the Managed Package Runtime (custom objects) and name the features only one of them supports.
- Explain automatic upgrades for Spring '24 and later installs, the manual upgrade path, and the package-free start for new customers.
- Configure the move: disable the Managed Package Runtime setting, handle pages that still load generated custom components, and set the field-level security the standard runtime enforces.
- Separate Migration Assistant tasks that are automated from those that stay manual, and handle Assess-mode findings.
- Modify shipped standard content and replace managed-package-only Apex and settings.

Key terms:
- **Standard Runtime**: Omnistudio running on standard objects (OmniProcess, OmniUiCard, OmniDataTransform).
- **Managed Package Runtime**: the runtime of the Vlocity or Foundation managed package; supports the custom data model.
- **Automatic upgrade**: major and patch releases delivered at each seasonal release.
- **Omni Interaction Config**: the Setup records that hold standard runtime settings.

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic upgrades | Spring '24 or later installs get major and patch upgrades automatically | [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) |
| Manual upgrade | Installation URL on Omnistudio Managed Package 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) |
| New customers | From Summer '25, standard designer and runtime by default; don't install the package | [Omnistudio Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_settings.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| One-way switch | Don't re-enable Managed Package Runtime after disabling it | [Disable Managed Package Runtime](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_enable_standard_omnistudio_runtime.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Required FLS | Omni Process Compilation (Read, Edit), Omni Data Transformation (Read), Omniscript Saved Sessions (Read, Edit) | [Disable Managed Package Runtime](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_enable_standard_omnistudio_runtime.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Old custom components | Replace with standard components, or enable Deploy Custom Lightning Web Components in Standard Runtime | [Disable Managed Package Runtime](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_enable_standard_omnistudio_runtime.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Scale Cache | Can't be cleared; TurnOffScaleCache = true turns it off | [Supported Features](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio_and_omnistudio_for_vlocity_products_and_features_support.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Apex interface | System.Callable replaces VlocityOpenInterface | [Supported Features](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_omnistudio_and_omnistudio_for_vlocity_products_and_features_support.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Shipped content | Create a version of the standard component (Winter '23 on) | [Omnistudio Differences](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_differences_between_omnistudio_and_omnistudio_for_vlocity.htm&language=en_US&type=5) |
| Manual migration tasks | Angular conversion, Business Rules Engine migration, custom LWC deployment | [Migrate to Standard Runtime](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_migrate_omnistudio_custom_objects_to_standard_objects.htm&language=en_US) |

## Check yourself

- Why can Assess mode be rerun until the report is clean without risk to the org?
- Why shouldn't the Insurance or CME package be installed on an org that has the Foundation package?
- Which second setting do you disable to open the standard designer?
- When should you not assume the standard designer switch is automated?

## Sources

- [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)
- [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)
- [Omnistudio Settings](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_settings.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Differences Between Omnistudio and Omnistudio for Managed Packages](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_differences_between_omnistudio_and_omnistudio_for_vlocity.htm&language=en_US&type=5)
- [Migrate Omnistudio Components from Vlocity Industries Managed Packages to Omnistudio Standard Runtime](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.os_migrate_omnistudio_custom_objects_to_standard_objects.htm&language=en_US)
- [Automate Your Move to the Omnistudio Standard Runtime with the New Migration Assistant](https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2025/12/automate-your-move-to-the-omnistudio-standard-runtime-with-the-new-migration-assistant)
- [Migrate From Managed Package Runtime to the Omnistudio Standard Runtime](https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2026/08/migrate-from-managed-package-runtime-to-the-omnistudio-standard-runtime)

## About the full unit

The "Core concepts", "Exam traps" and "Worked scenario" sections of this unit, its 10 linked practice questions, and unlimited timed mock exams are included with the Omnistudio Developer pack (USD $19): https://www.certifyforce.com/practice-exams