ISV (Independent Software Vendor) partners are those who build applications for the Salesforce ecosystem rather than simply providing consulting services or one off solutions.
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when to use a Vforce page on a standard object
We have a client using vforce pages on the standard objects for Lead, Account and Contact. Our application is failing on these vforce pages. I asked the client why they are using a vforce page, and ...
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Base and Extension package org
I have a dev org which acts as Base (main) org. Now one of my client wants some changes while other clients don't want these changes. Now I am planning to have a separate org which will act as ...
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Can a Report be Created from the Subscriber Object; Or Data Accessed Another Way?
Salesforce gives the ISV the Salesforce Edition of the Customer Org in the Subscriber object, and this data is available no where else. Any ways to access data from Subscriber other than the Object ...
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Clients adds licenses under “My Account” --> does not update the LMA
We have clients adding seats (licenses) in their org under "My Accounts". Recurly (via Checkout) is updating the billing. But the LMA record is not updating?
Example: client has 2 licences; adds 1 ...
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Why does SFDC create a Lead via the LMA, but Checkout creates an Account when a payment is processed
I understand a Checkout transaction is "sold" - does SFDC just expect the ISV to convert the lead created via the LMA?
It would be great to hear what other ISVs are doing here.
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Is there any way to know the Salesforce edition when an app is installed via the App Exchange?
We are a Salesforce ISV and see many leads from the App Exchange. SF-IN is a click on "Try it Now".. "SF-Installation" is a completed installation. We have no way to know if the drop off from "try it ...
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Using Developer Sandboxes for team development of managed ISV apps?
Reading this blog post about team development on Force.com I learned that one can/should use Developer Sandboxes instead of regular dev orgs for team development.
Can anyone share opinions and ...
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How do customers add additional App Exchange licenses using Salesforce Checkout?
Customer purchased 10 seats, and now wants more. How do they do this using Checkout?
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Are scheduled apex jobs allowed in Group and Professional Editions via ISV program
I'm building out a managed package via the ISV program which will run inside GE/PE.
I know that you can get APEX classes into GE/PE via the managed package, but can you schedule these apex classes? ...
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OAuth scope requirements for whitelisted ISV REST API
I'm looking at building some additional integration between salesforce and a third party server as part of an ISV project, working across all editions including group and professional.
Currently the ...
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Initiate Partner Black Tab login without using Subscriber Support tab
From the "Subscribers" / "Subscriber Support" tab included with the License Management Application (for ISVforce and OEM partners), Partners can see an overview of a given customer/Subscriber's org, ...
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Can Chatter Field Tracking settings be enforced/packaged in an ISV product?
In my managed package I have a custom object and I would like to enforce that Chatter field tracking is enabled for some of its fields. Can this be done and how? The custom object is a Project and I ...
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How can I always tell which instance I'm dealing with?
This is a Q & A question for people (especially ISV's like us) who deal with lots of different orgs.
It's often critical, in a single screen (like a managed package install process) to be 100% ...
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Using SalesForce to Salesforce in an OEM app…downsides
We have an OEM app, though could also be same question for AppExchange app. Are there downsides to using SF to SF from a packaged app...or with many customers? We provide a service in addition to ...
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Can I decrease Version Number in Managed Package?
We have developed a Managed Package. The version number started at 1.1 and has increased to the latest version: 2.33.
Can we change the next upload package to version 1.0?
Will there any problems in ...
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Can a managed package cease to depend on another managed package?
If I have a Managed Package with Namespace ns2, with package components that depend on / extend components in ns1, then ns1 must first be installed in an org before ns2 can be installed - as ns2 has ...
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Managed Package in ISV Partner - How to work with several Programmers
Where should the development be done?
1. Directly on PDE (Managed Package)
2. It should be done in Dev ORG and only after tested, do the deploying in PDE.
We have a team of 4 developers working on ...
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Can you have partner portal accounts on an ISV org?
We have some partners that we want to be able to have access to our SFDC org so we can track things better. We talked to our account rep but he said he wasn't sure if you can add partner portal ...
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Is it possible to migrate valid LMA License records between LMA orgs?
Has anyone out there in the ISV/OEM ecosystem ever signed up customers in one LMA org, with official License records being created, and then, say, decided to spin-off this application into a separate ...
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Switching to Partner Developer Edition from Individual Developer Edition for App Exchange publishing
I have a managed package that is being actively developed in an Individual Developer Edition org. It has been installed and is in use in a couple of customer orgs already.
I would now like to move ...
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Is it possible to block push upgrades from managed packages?
We are having some issues introduced by one package from Eloqua, the app was upgraded automatically and it has caused a couple of serious issues.
Is there a way to block this automatic upgrades and ...
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AppExchange Checkout for ISV outside the US
Does AppExchange Checkout already support ISVs located outside the US? I know that they are using Recurly and based on Recurly's website, they do accept Paypal Payments.
Does this mean that anybody ...
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How do you manage passwords across SFDC orgs?
As an ISV partner I find myself juggling a bunch of username/passwords for my SFDC orgs.
I have our "real" org where we do our own CRM related stuff. I have multiple dev orgs where we create our ...
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Building an App that works in Group & Professional Edition?
What are the considerations when trying to build an AppExchange Application that works for Group or Professional Edition? I understand that there are a lot of Professional edition org and it would be ...
