Omnistudio Fundamentals16% of the exam
Standard Runtime, Managed Package Runtime and upgrades
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.
Explain Managed Package Runtime vs. Standard Runtime, Automatic Upgrades, and Manual Intervention Upgrade.
~8 min read · 12 practice questions ·
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
After package install
- Detail
- Custom data model; Managed Package Runtime setting enabled
Re-enabling the setting
- Detail
- You shouldn't re-enable it after disabling
New customers from Summer '25
- Detail
- Bundled license gives the standard designer and runtime; don't install the package
Automatic upgrades
- Detail
- From an Omnistudio Spring '24 install, major and patch releases
Older package versions
- Detail
- Contact Salesforce Customer Support for the link
Foundation plus Insurance or CME
- Detail
- Duplicate components; contact support instead
Before migrating
- Detail
- Upgrade the Vlocity Industries package to Winter '26 or later; don't uninstall it later
Migration Assistant blockers
- Detail
- Industries CPQ app, multiple Data Mapper versions, two legacy Omni Interaction Config settings
Package-runtime deployment
- Detail
- Omnistudio Build Tool or IDX Workbench (data packs)
Clean Metadata Deployment
- Detail
- Standard Runtime only; API 67.0 or later; don't turn off
Sources for this section (8)
- Install or Upgrade the Omnistudio Packagehelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Disable the Managed Package Runtimehelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Omnistudio Settingshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Migrate to the Standard Runtimedeveloper.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Migrate Omnistudio Componentshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Deploying Omnistudio Components Between Orgshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Clean Metadata Deployment for Omnistudiohelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Set Up Clean Metadata Deploymenthelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- 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?
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