It’s time for the Winter ’24 Salesforce Release! This post contains the most important dates Salesforce Admins should mark in their calendars …
Here are highlights from article Admin Release Countdown: Get Ready for Winter ’24 – Salesforce Admins
1. Review the Release Notes:
– Search the products you use for release updates in the Release Notes section of Salesforce Help.
– Release Notes will go live on August 16.
– Get help from the community and check out blogs by community members for more information.
– Visit the Release Readiness Trailblazer Community Group for updates, feature discussions, and questions.
2. Get early access by signing up for a pre-release org:
– Admins can sign up for a pre-release Developer Edition environment.
– Pre-release orgs are full of all the Winter ’24 features to explore.
– Sign-up link will be provided when available.
– If you had a pre-release org for Summer ’23, you can log back into that one.
3. Refresh your sandbox before August 24:
– After exploring the pre-release org and reviewing the Release Notes, try out features related to your customizations in your sandbox.
– There are sandboxes that will remain on the current release and others that will upgrade to the preview instance.
– Use the Salesforce Sandbox Preview Guide to determine the plan for your sandbox instance(s).
– Refresh your sandbox before 5 p.m. PT on August 24 if it’s not slated to be updated to the preview instance.
4. Sandbox preview begins on August 25:
– Check Trust for your sandbox upgrade window.
– Sandbox preview allows you to test new features against your own customizations without affecting your live environment.
– Check out Release Updates in Setup to review and activate release updates.
5. Learn more about Winter ’24 features on September 11:
– Stay updated and learn more about the Winter ’24 features.
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