Update to Connections - Deploy from Sandbox to Production
Hello everyone!
Connecting any third party application through a function is done mostly through Connections. However, while deploying the functions from Sandbox to Production, we do not include these connections.
We are happy to inform you that moving forward, you can deploy the functions along with their connections from Sandbox to Production. This enhancement will immensely benefit the customers who rely on writing functions first in Sandbox, testing them (UAT) there, and deploying them to Production.
The steps to create a connection in Sandbox are similar to the ones in Production.
Summarizing them for quick reference.
- Go to Setup > Developer Space > Connections > Add Connection.
- Choose one of the available applications from the Pick your Service tab, or select Create your own under the Custom Service tab.
- Enter the required details of your connection. Click Create and Connect.
- Provide the credentials of the service and authorize the connection.
After this update goes live,
- When you create, edit, or delete a connection in sandbox, that connection will be listed on the deployment page.
- After you deploy the connection to production, it will appear inactive.
- You must authorize the connection in production again to use it.
This update will be opened to all users by the end of September, 2020.
Visit our help page on Connections for more details on setting up a connection.
Cheers!
Shylaja