1. Salesforce Vs Code Setup
2. Salesforce Visual Studio Code Tutorial
3. Vs Code Trailhead
4. Salesforce Visual Studio Code Extension
5. Visual Studio Code Salesforce Dx

Salesforce Source code management with Visual Studio code, Git and GitHub To start with the Salesforce Source Code repository Management with version controls like Visual Studio Code and GitHub, we need to have certain software installed in our systems. 1.Install Visual Studio Code and Salesforce CLI. Visual studio code is one of the most featured, powerful code editors in open source platform developed using Javascript frameworks, node.js, and electron. In this blog, I would like to share with you the steps to deploy and retrieve the metadata from the Salesforce developer, production and sandbox orgs using the SFDX and my favourite Visual.

Introduction

In the “Salesforce DX – SFDX – Guide” article, we explained what it is and how to use SFDX. Opening sdr files. Generally, the Salesforce DX project has a specific project structure and source format. Source format uses a different set of files and file extensions from what you’re accustomed to when using Metadata API. But what if you want to use Visual Studio Code with the Salesforce CLI Integration plugin but your repository is in the Metadata format?

How to configure the project?

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NOTE: This doesn’t work if you want to retrieve or deploy SObject definition (SObject configuration, fields, etc.) – you will need to use the ANT Migration tool for that (here is our guide).

Create a Salesforce DX project

1. use Ctrl+Alt+P keyboard shortcut
2. enter SFDX: Create Project
3. choose Empty
4. enter your project name
5. choose project location

An empty project has been created in the source format.

Authorize your credentials

If you do not have the org authorized yet:

1. use Ctrl+Alt+P keyboard shortcut
2. enter SFDX: Authorize an Org
3. choose the org type that you want to authorize
4. enter an org alias
5. log in to a destination org using the Salesforce login page

If you’ve already created the alias for your org:

• click on the “No Default Org Set” icon in the sidebar and choose the existing alias

You have been authorized.

Delete the force-app folder

Go to the project directory and clone the repository

The remote repository has been cloned.

Also, the Source Control has been initialized.

Update the sfdx-project.json file to the new project directory

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1. open the sfdx-project.json file
2. change the “path” to the name of the project folder from repository

Verify if you can use the Salesforce CLI functions

Make a change to the file:

Compare the local file to the version in the org:

Deploy changes:

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Apex Replay Debugger is part of the Salesforce Extension Pack for Visual Studio Code. The extensions require: Visual Studio Code, Salesforce CLI, and Java 11 or 8. In this step, you install and configure the necessary tools to run Apex Replay Debugger. Arduino cheat sheet. If you are new to Visual Studio Code, we recommend that you complete the Quick Start: Visual Studio Code for Salesforce Development project before you go on.

Install and Update Salesforce CLI

Use Salesforce CLI to control the full application lifecycle of your Salesforce apps. With it you can easily create environments for development and testing, synchronize source code between your orgs and source control, and execute tests.

1. Install Salesforce CLI from https://developer.salesforce.com/tools/sfdxcli.
2. Confirm Salesforce CLI is properly installed by opening Command Prompt on Windows or Terminal on macOS and running the following command from the command line.You should see output like sfdx-cli: Updating CLI...

Install and Update Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a powerful editor that is highly customizable and cross-platform. Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code is the successor to the Force.com IDE plug-in for Eclipse for Salesforce development on the desktop.

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1. Install Visual Studio Code from https://code.visualstudio.com/Download.
2. Launch Visual Studio Code.

Install and Update Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code

The Salesforce extensions provide features such as code completion, syntax highlighting, Apex debugging, and more for the Lightning Platform.

1. In Visual Studio Code, click the View menu then choose Extensions.
2. Enter salesforce extension pack in the search box.
3. Click Install (or Update) for the Salesforce Extension Pack result.
   
4. Once installed, relaunch Visual Studio Code to ensure the changes take effect.

Install Java Platform Standard Edition Development Kit

Some features, particularly Apex support, in Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code depend on the Java Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit, either JDK version 11 (recommended) or JDK version 8. Evernote template. Even if you have another version of Java installed, you need to also install one of the recommended versions.

1. Install Java following the recommendations in our Salesforce Extensions documentation.
2. Confirm Java is properly installed by locating its installation directory. We need it in the next step. For example, if you installed JDK8 update 201 then these are the default installation directories.
   • Windows: C:Program FilesJavajdk1.8.0_201
   • MacOS: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_201.jdk/Contents/Home

Configure Java Home Setting for Apex Support

By default, Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code attempts to locate your Java installation directory by looking for a JAVA_HOME or JDK_HOME environment variable on your computer. You can also set the salesforcedx-vscode-apex.java.home setting to point to the Java installation directory you want to use, which is helpful when you have multiple versions installed. For this project, let’s configure Visual Studio Code settings to point to our JDK8 installation directory.

1. In Visual Studio Code, click File > Preferences > Settings (Windows or Linux) or Code > Preferences > Settings (macOS).
2. Enter apex java in the search box.
3. In the salesforcedx-vscode-apex.java.home setting, enter the Java installation directory you want to use.
   
4. Relaunch Visual Studio Code, open a new terminal and run java -version to ensure the setting takes effect.

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We won't check any of your setup. Click Verify Step to go to the next step in the project to set up Apex Replay Debugger in Visual Studio Code.

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