Destructive Changes in Salesforce

In this article, we'll guide you through the process of performing destructive changes in Salesforce with the help of Blue Canvas, shedding light on the challenges of removing unnecessary code and how to overcome them. You'll learn how Blue Canvas enables the automatic generation and deployment of destructive changes, and the safety net it provides in terms of code backup.

Here are our 5 key takeaways:

• Many Salesforce organizations have accumulated unused code over the years, which can affect both application performance and developer workflow speed.
• Regularly removing unused code is beneficial but can be challenging due to Salesforce's limitations on making destructive changes.
• Tools like Ant and XML scripting can be used for removing code, but they require specific domain knowledge and are not always reliable.
• Deleting fields through a destructiveChanges.xml script is irreversible, which can make the process risky and lead to hesitation in removing old code due to potential dependency issues.
• Utilizing tools that track all changes and provide backups for everything deleted can boost confidence in cleaning up old fields and types, ensuring a safety net in case of regrettable deletions 👌