Dreamforce14 Metadata Management with Git Version Control

Managing changes in your
Salesforce Org with Git
agileforce.co.uk
John Stevenson
@jr0cket

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Why manager changes in
your Salesforce Org?
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John Stevenson
@jr0cket

Keeping a record of change
Understand:
•what has been built
•when something has been added or changed
•who added that feature / bug

So, what is Git ?
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Say goodbye to Centralised version control
No more merge days (weeks)
No longer tied to the network
No more waiting for the server
to respond

So what is Git
A distributed version control system
Based on “change sets”, rather than files
Easy to merge changes between branches & repositories
Working
Copy
Staging
Local
Repository
Github
Repository

How do you use Git
Github
Repository

Getting Started with Git
Git client
- windows.github.com
- mac.github.com
- git-scm.com
Identify yourself to Git
git config --global user.name=“John Stevenson”
git config --global user.email=“jstevenson@salesforce.com”

Github for Mac / Windows – Simple start point

Dreamforce14 Metadata Management with Git Version Control

So, what is Github ?
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John Stevenson
@jr0cket

“Social Coding” with Github
Create repositories on Github and
share your code with the world
Features:
Forking – create your own copy of a
repository on Github
Pull Requests – ask that your change be
reviewed and added to someone else’s
repository

Getting Started with Github
Github account from github.com
Optionally:
- Add a Public key to your account
- Add 2-factor authentication to your account

Lets use Git & Github to
manage our Salesforce Org
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@jr0cket

1. Add repository
1. Select “Clone”
1. Type name of
repository to
clone
1. Clone repository
to your computer

Show me the Metadata
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John Stevenson
@jr0cket

Force.com IDE
- Apex
- Visualforce
pages
- Unit Tests
- Git
developer.salesforce.com/page/Force.com_IDE

MavensMate.com Sublime Text plugin for Force.com
- Apex
- Visualforce
- Unit Tests
- Git
- Lightweight
- Templates

Force.com
Command
Line
Interface
(CLI)
force-cli.heroku.com

Packaging up the
Gardening App
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@jr0cket

The Gardening App
I created a Salesforce App called Gardening

Create a new package
I just want to
version my
Gardening App

The Gardening App to the package

The Gardening App is now packaged

Using Force CLI to get
your Metadata
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@jr0cket

So what is Git
force-cli.herokuapp.com

Connect Force CLI to your Salesforce Org
Using OAuth secure connection
force login

Connect Force CLI to your Salesforce Org
From the directory created by the Github client
force fetch package DreamforceHack --unpack

Versioning your Metadata
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John Stevenson
@jr0cket

Github Client picks up changes automatically

Where to go next…
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Resources
5pm Tuesday
Using Force.com CLI to quickly build, control and
automate Salesforce apps
Git Cheetsheet
developer.salesforce.com/page/Cheat_Sheets
agileforce.co.uk

Thank you
developer.salesforce.com
agileforce.co.uk
John Stevenson
@jr0cket

Dreamforce14 Metadata Management with Git Version Control

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