JIRA and Blue Canvas are recommended for better ALM in Salesforce development. Blue Canvas solves the "source of truth problem" by connecting each org to a branch in Git. The recommended agile flow involves creating a sandbox for each epic in JIRA and attaching it to a branch in Blue Canvas. Developers work in their own sandboxes and create a Deployment Request in Blue Canvas to integrate features into the sandbox for the appropriate Epic. When the epic is finished, a final Deployment Request is opened to Production or the next stage of development. This model works with every ALM software and allows teams to leverage their available sandboxes for smoother deployment and issue tracking.
Harry Williams
May 23, 2023
With this article, learn how to set up an agile flow with JIRA, Salesforce, and Blue Canvas, and how to solve the "source of truth problem" in Salesforce development.
Here are our 5 Key Takeaways:
1. Atlassian's JIRA is a highly customizable and configurable tool for better planning and tracking of features in a given project.
2. Blue Canvas allows you to know who has changed what and when, and gives a running stream of all changes on your orgs for planning, debugging, auditability, and collaboration.
3. Blue Canvas has a unique branching model based on Git that connects each Salesforce org to a single Git branch to ensure that your source control is a source of truth.
4. JIRA's concept of Epics can be used to group features into a single project, and each Epic can be tied to a sandbox in Blue Canvas for integration and deployment.
5. This flow and model works with every ALM software and allows you to leverage sandboxes in a way that makes your deployment process and issue tracking much smoother.
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