Is there a FAQ for unlocked packages?

Is there a FAQ for unlocked packages?

FAQ on Unlocked Packages By Dileep Burki (Last Modified on 10/29/2018) Please note that this is NOT an official documentation; it is written in an informal style with many future looking statements – these future-looking features may not be developed at all or they may be developed in ways very different from what’s stated here.

When do you create an unlocked package in Salesforce?

When you’re ready to deliver one of these apps, you create an unlocked package that you can test in a scratch org or sandbox, and then install in your production org. And when the team needs a new feature, you can add it and create a new package version. Easy.

What are the advantages of using unlocked packages?

With Unlocked Packages, there is a package-based deployment unit that offers an alternative to Changesets and metadata deploys. Unlocked Packages offers certain distinct advantages over Change Sets and the ANT Migration Tool (See herefor the benefits of unlocked packages over current technologies). (Back to the Table of Contents)

Can you install a package version in any Salesforce environment?

You can install a package version in any Salesforce environment – scratch orgs, sandbox orgs, or production orgs. Installing a package version deploys the metadata that was specified when the package version was created. (Back to the Table of Contents)

What’s the difference between unlocked and unmanaged packages?

As for me, the most important difference is that the unlocked package uses SFDX for development. So you, as a developer, could create a package, create a new version, promote, install to org within only SFDX. So it is possible to script all required actions, so that automate the process and use CI in the development of the package.

How to create unlocked package unit in Salesforce?

Create a GitHub account, if you don’t already have one. Install Salesforce CLI on your computer. After you build your unlocked package, you test it in a scratch org. Eventually, you install it in one of your more permanent orgs, like a sandbox.

Is the code in apex part of the package?

The code contained in an Apex class, trigger, or Visualforce component that’s part of a managed package is obfuscated and can’t be viewed in an installing org. The only exceptions are methods declared as global. You can view global method signatures in an installing org.

How are packages tracked in a production Org?

Packages can be tracked in an installed org as they show up as installed packages with a set of associated metadata. In a production org, for a given metadata, you can view the package it is associated with, and for a given package, you can view the set of all metadata owned by the package.

How to check if a package is not available?

The package is not in the repositories you selected See also Names of R’s available packages, ?available.packages. Since this is a large matrix, you may wish to use the data viewer to examine it. Alternatively, you can quickly check to see if the package is available by testing against the row names.

How are unlocked packages used in Salesforce enterprise?

Salesforce enterprise customers have historically used org-based deployment approaches like Changesets and ANT deployment to deploy metadata to their orgs. With Unlocked Packages, there is a package-based deployment unit that offers an alternative to Changesets and metadata deploys.

What’s the purpose of an Org dependent unlocked package?

Some of the orgs that you use with unlocked packaging have a unique purpose. Org-dependent unlocked packages are a variation of unlocked packages that allow you to create packages that depend on unpackaged metadata in the org where you plan to install the package (installation org).