App Deployment13% of the exam
Sandbox types, templates and refresh intervals
Which sandbox type fits each lifecycle stage (Developer, Developer Pro, Partial Copy, Full), how storage, data copied, templates and refresh intervals differ, what a refresh changes, and where scratch orgs and Lifecycle Center (formerly DevOps Center) fit.
Given a set of business requirements, recommend a solution for managing the application lifecycle, including sandbox types.
~7 min read · 11 practice questions ·
What the exam expects
- Recommend a sandbox type for building, user acceptance testing, training, staging or load testing.
- State each type's storage, data copied, refresh interval, template support and editions.
- Predict which related objects a sandbox template adds.
- Predict what a refresh changes: org ID, email deliverability, access, licence used.
- Plan environments per lifecycle stage, including scratch orgs and Lifecycle Center (formerly DevOps Center).
Key terms: sandbox (an isolated copy of production); sandbox template (the objects whose records a Partial Copy or Full sandbox copies); refresh interval (minimum wait between refreshes); Sandbox Access (the public group allowed to log in); Lifecycle Center (source-control-backed release tool).
Key facts
Refresh intervals
- Detail
- Developer 1 day, Developer Pro 1 day, Partial Copy 5 days, Full 29 days, counted from the request
Data storage
- Detail
- Developer 200 MB (400 MB upgraded), Developer Pro 1 GB (2 GB), Partial Copy 5 GB, Full same as production
Load testing and staging
- Detail
- Only Full sandboxes support performance testing, load testing and staging
Templates
- Detail
- Required for Partial Copy, optional for Full, not available for Developer or Developer Pro
Licences
- Detail
- Hierarchical: a higher licence can create any lower sandbox type
Editions
- Detail
- Developer Pro can be bought for any edition; Partial Copy and Full only for Enterprise, Unlimited and Performance
Org ID
- Detail
- Changes on every refresh
Email
- Detail
- New and refreshed sandboxes default to System email only
Sandbox Access
- Detail
- Public group required for Developer and Developer Pro; All Active Users offered only for Partial Copy and Full
Unactivated sandboxes
- Detail
- Deleted if not activated within 30 days
- Why can't a Developer sandbox use a sandbox template?
- When can a Partial Copy sandbox refreshed on the 3rd be refreshed again?
- Why does a team keep its Full sandbox for staging rather than daily building?
- When does Salesforce delete a new sandbox that nobody has activated?
- What does Lifecycle Center use as the single source of truth for changes?
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