Salesforce feature release lifecycle
Salesforce application features go through multiple states in their life-cycle. It's crucial to understand terms related to feature research and activation, as they determine a feature's release status. Salesforce feature release lifecycle Pilot - Usually the first phase of public testing, Pilots normally include a small subset of participant Organizations. These Organization’s must request to opt in to a Pilot and then be nominated for participation. Oftentimes, Pilot nomination requests will require additional information be provided to ensure proper eligibility for the Pilot feature in question. BETA - Features with successful Pilots will often transition to the BETA phase. This involves rolling the feature out publicly for testing. BETA features might require additional enabling by a System Admin and are accompanied by verbiage that clarifies the feature is in BETA status. BETA features are normally unsupported or given very limited Support as they are not yet fully func...