Salesforce DevOps Center | A Free Click & Deploy Native Tool

Name: Salesforce DevOps Center | A Free Click & Deploy Native Tool
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Getting started with Salesforce DevOps Center free deployment tool with easy-to-follow guide

Created byRajesh Prabhu B

Last updated 7/2025

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What you'll learn

Wave Goodbye to Change Sets And Embrace Salesforce DevOps Center native free deployment tool
How to Use Salesforce DevOps Center to Improve Your Deployment with simple click and deploy interface
Set Up and Use Salesforce DevOps Center with Step by Step tutorial
Understand DevOps Center Core Elements like work items management, deployment environments setup, configuring deployment with clicks & managing source control
DevOps Center Current Scope & Limitations
Mitigate current limitations with partner extensions

Course content

6 sections • 38 lectures • 4h 38m total length

What is DevOps Center3:33
Benefits Over Change Sets5:32
Salesforce DevOps Center, a native tool, replaces change sets by tracking changes via source control like GitHub and enabling simple, click-based deployment across orgs.

Enable And Install DevOps Center Managed Package in your org4:01
Why can't I install DevOps Center in Sandbox3:02
Which Org is ideal to install DevOps Center Package3:24
The production org is the ideal place to install the DevOps Center package, enabling access for all team members and planned deployments.
License Advice2:28
Obtain Salesforce limited access free licenses via your account executive to grant non-admin production access to the DevOps center, then assign profiles and permission sets.
Create a connected app5:14
Owing to latest changes in the product, you may not see "New Connected App" option in App manager. Instead please go ahead and create a new external client app.

After which, navigate to setup > External Client app > Find your app and use pull down menu to choose Edit policies > Configure Start URL
Please refer the attached pdf and complete setup to move forward. Thanks
Enable DevOps Center App to Users Using Permission Sets11:52
Assign DevOps center and name credentials permission sets to all users to enable access; use release manager or DevOps center manager roles to create projects and manage environments.

Role of Source Control5:51
Setup Source Control - Git Hub4:43
Quick overview of GitHub Features Used In DevOps Center5:11
Explore the core GitHub features used in Salesforce DevOps Center, including local and remote repos, branching, commits, and pull requests, and how to push, review, and merge changes for collaboration.
Understanding Salesforce DevOps Center Key Elements6:37
Create a New Project & Connect Source Control5:20
Setup Environments & Pipeline22:43
Add Work Items11:53

Deactivate Work Item5:15
Learn how to deactivate a work item in Salesforce DevOps Center, using the never option to discard changes and understand that deactivation is irreversible until promotion is completed.
Enable Access for Admins & Developers to GitHub Repo3:58
Work Item Development | Direct Changes In Dev Org14:17
Work Item Development | Pull & Commit Changes To Source Control1:29
Work Item Development | Create Review4:59
Salesforce DevOps Center creates a review that launches a GitHub pull request, enabling source-control based review and collaboration to merge changes into develop.
Work Item Development | Review and Approve Dev Changes With Team Members2:47
Review and approve changes within GitHub, using pull requests and automated reviewers to move work items from the workitem branch to the develop branch, then flag ready to deploy.
Work Item Development | Flag Changes as Read to Promote1:20
Promote Work Item From One Org to Another With Clicks7:39
Promote a work item across orgs with clicks in Salesforce DevOps Center, triggering a code merge from feature to develop and deploying metadata to higher environments.
Work Item Development | Deploy Config & Code Customization Changes - Part I17:29
Work Item Development | Deploy Config & Code Customization Changes - Part II7:06
Work Item Development | Scenario: External Code Commit16:24
Work Item Development | Scenario: External Code Merge9:14
Work Item Development | Scenario: Work With Org Outside Of DevOps Center14:53
Work Item Development | Scenario: Keeping An Updated Development Environment8:51
Work Item Development | Scenario: Destructive Changes11:40
Work Item Development | Scenario: Handling Merge Conflicts18:40
Work Item Development | Scenario: Running Test Classes9:53

Delete a Project2:28
Know that deletion is not possible for a project in Salesforce DevOps Center. Hide the project by editing its record via a custom object URL and creating a list view.
Promote All Work Items Bundles10:50
Promote work items across environments using the Salesforce DevOps Center bundling workflow. Resolve merge conflicts by selectively deploying items and syncing development branches to reduce conflicts.
Run a Validate-Only Deployment2:33
Complete Production Deployment & Validate Status1:07
Configure Project With Existing Code Base For Further Development1:37
Configure a project in Salesforce DevOps Center using an existing codebase. Map the codebase from a git link and set up the production environment for the December 2023 monthly release.

Requirements

Playground Org, Git hub Account, Understanding of Salesforce fundamentals, VS Code (Optional), SFDX Fundamentals

Description

Salesforce DevOps Center is a powerful tool that can help you streamline your Salesforce development and deployment process, improve the quality of your releases, and reduce the risk of errors and outages

In this course, you will learn everything you need to know to get started with Salesforce DevOps Center, including:

key concepts of Salesforce DevOps Center, such as work items, pipelines, environments, change sets, source control
how to set up and use Salesforce DevOps Center, including how to create work items, define pipelines, configure environments, promote changes between environments using source control
best practices for using Salesforce DevOps Center, such as how to create and manage work items effectively, design and implement efficient pipelines, use environments effectively, promote changes safely and reliably, use source control to track and manage changes

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for anyone who wants to learn how to use Salesforce DevOps Center to improve their team's efficiency and productivity, including:

Salesforce admins
Salesforce developers
Salesforce architects
Salesforce team leads and managers
Anyone who wants to learn more about Salesforce DevOps best practices

The course is especially beneficial for teams that are looking to:

Automate their Salesforce development and deployment process
Reduce the time it takes to deploy changes to production
Improve the quality of changes released to production
Reduce the risk of errors and outages
Improve collaboration between admins and developers

If you are interested in learning more about Salesforce DevOps Center and how it can benefit your team, then the Salesforce DevOps Center course is the right choice for you

Few some specific examples of people who might benefit from taking the Salesforce DevOps Center course:
- A Salesforce admin who wants to learn how to automate the deployment of Salesforce metadata
- A Salesforce developer who wants to learn how to integrate Salesforce DevOps Center into their development workflow
- A Salesforce architect who wants to learn how to design and implement a Salesforce DevOps Center solution for their organization
- A Salesforce team lead who wants to learn how to improve their team's efficiency and productivity using Salesforce DevOps Center.
- A Salesforce manager who wants to learn more about Salesforce DevOps best practices

Course Prerequisites
- Understanding of Salesforce fundamentals
- Experience with Salesforce development
- Playground Org (For training & Learning purpose)
- Understanding of SFDX fundamentals
- Understanding of Github fundamentals

Who this course is for:

Salesforce Admin
Salesforce Consultant
Salesforce Architect
Salesforce Developer
Salesforce DevOps Specialist
Salesforce team leads and managers
Anyone who wants to learn more about Salesforce DevOps best practices

Salesforce DevOps Center | A Free Click & Deploy Native Tool

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Course content

Introduction2 lectures • 9min

Install And Configure DevOps Center6 lectures • 30min

Configure DevOps Center7 lectures • 1hr 2min

Manage Work Items & Development17 lectures • 2hr 36min

Manage Projects & Promote Changes To Higher Environments5 lectures • 19min

DevOps Center Scope & Limitations1 lecture • 2min

Requirements

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