Salesforce App Builder Practice Exam

What is the best way to ensure changes in production and projects in development are merged?

1. Simply refresh the developer sandbox.

2. Copy all metadata to a file then refresh the developer sandbox.

3. Create a new sandbox and deploy from the developer sandbox to it.

4. None of the above.

The correct answer is: Create a new sandbox and deploy from the developer sandbox to it.

Creating a new sandbox and deploying from the developer sandbox to it is the best approach to ensure that changes in production and projects in development are effectively merged. This method allows for a controlled and organized way to manage the transition of changes, ensuring that only the necessary and approved updates are moved from the developer sandbox to the new sandbox environment, which serves as an intermediary staging area. Deployment from a developer sandbox to a new sandbox means you can thoroughly test the merged changes in a separate environment that mirrors production. This helps catch any potential issues before they impact the live production environment. By utilizing the deployment process, you can also take advantage of Salesforce tools such as change sets, which provide version control and tracking for the changes being implemented. Refreshing a developer sandbox or copying all metadata to a file does not provide the same level of assurance for successfully merging changes. A simple refresh of the sandbox only replicates the current state of production and may overwrite important development changes. Similarly, manually copying metadata could lead to inconsistency or mistakes in transferring configurations and customizations.