Chapter 3 : Setup SalesforceDX (SFDX) for Non-Scratch Orgs

Hello friends, Please go through earlier Chapters in the Series before starting this one.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Lightning Web Component

Chapter 2: Install Developer Tools for LWC

In this Chapter we will learn how to Setup SalesforceDX (SFDX) for Sandbox, Developer and Production Orgs. In short we will discuss how to use SFDX with non Scratch Orgs

Topics Covered:

Org Development Model
Steps to Setup SalesforceDX (SFDX) for Non Scratch Orgs

Salesforce Extensions for VS Code supports

Org Development Model
Package Development model

In this chapter we will learn Org Development Model

Org Development Model:

Allows you to work with orgs that don’t have source tracking, such as sandbox, Developer Edition (DE) org, Trailhead Playground, or even a production org to retrieve and deploy code directly.

Step 1: Create Project with Manifest

To create developing against non-source-tracked orgs:

Open the VS Code editor and from the Command Palette, run SFDX: Create Project with Manifest.

Choose Standard

Select Location where the project will be saved

Enter project name

Project is Created

The Manifest (package.xml) File

After connecting to a sandbox, DE org, or Trailhead Playground, use the package.xml file to retrieve the metadata from your org. When you run SFDX: Create Project with Manifest command, a package.xml file is created.

Step 2 : Authenticate your Sandbox/Developer org

Select Project Default / Production / Sandbox / Custom according to your requirement

Give the org alias

On the bottom right it will show “Authorizing an Org”

Sign to the org

Command displays authorizing an org

Step 3: Retrieve and Deploy Source

Create an Apex Class

Give the class name

The location in which class will get saved

Terminal displaying that apex class is created

Deploy Source to Org

When you deploy the code changes, the local version of the source files overwrites the metadata in your org.

You can notice class has been deployed to the Salesforce org

Retrieve Source

Now make changes to the class in the org

Retrieve Source from org

Org Development model doesn’t automatically track changes to your org. Retrieving source from an org overwrites the local versions of the source files.