Release notes, one topic at a time
Short write-ups on the current Salesforce release. One angle per article, written for the person who has to act on it.
- 2026-10-26Winter '272 min read
Salesforce Architect picks #8: Winter '27: API updates and LWC refresh
Salesforce Winter '27 API updates add configuration controls, LWC state refresh, and Marketing Cloud Next content management.
- 2026-10-26Winter '273 min read
Salesforce Architect picks #7: Winter '27 automation: Flow and decision tables
Ten Salesforce Winter '27 automation picks covering native actions, Flow Tags, decision tables and Flow Builder changes.
- 2026-10-26Winter '274 min read
Salesforce Architect picks #6: Winter '27 automation and rollout checks
Opportunity updates, scheduled prospecting, and Approval Agent lead the picks, with checks for activity capture and Gemini rerouting.
- 2026-10-26Winter '274 min read
Salesforce Architect picks #5: Winter '27 signals and access controls
Ten architect picks for Salesforce Winter '27: custom Sales Workspace signals, interaction evaluation, payment metadata, and email and CMS controls.
- 2026-10-26Winter '274 min read
Salesforce Architect picks #3: Winter '27 offline Omnistudio and mobile
Offline Omnistudio, community sales APIs and mobile authentication lead 10 Salesforce Winter '27 architect picks.
- 2026-10-26Winter '274 min read
Salesforce Architect picks #4: Winter '27 reporting and CRM Analytics
Record previews, Data 360 sentiment formulas and CRM Analytics Gantt charts lead 10 Winter '27 picks for Salesforce architects.
- 2026-10-26Winter '273 min read
Salesforce Architect picks #2: Winter '27 consent, sales and setup updates
Salesforce Winter '27 updates for architects: 10 picks covering consent flows, sales workflows, CMS search and sandbox setup.
- 2026-10-26Winter '274 min read
Salesforce Architect picks #1: Winter '27: data processing and agent rules
Salesforce Winter '27 adds Python transformations, agent rules, and virtual-object writeback, with Flow and sharing changes to test.
- 2026-10-24Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 REST API: latest version routing
Winter '27 adds latest routing to REST API URIs, targeting the most recent version the org supports rather than a fixed numbered version.
- 2026-10-24Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 custom domains: stable Edge targets
Custom domains served by a third party or CDN with Salesforce Edge Network can use the org’s My Domain login URL as a migration-stable target.
- 2026-10-24Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Engagement email approval
Require review for all Engagement agent emails, initial outreach only or emails selected by record criteria in Salesforce Winter '27.
- 2026-10-23Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 email domain substitution
Experience Cloud adds per-site From addresses for email sent on behalf of users with unverified domains, with substitution off by default.
- 2026-10-21Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 SOQL FORMULA() field comparisons
Salesforce Winter '27 adds the FORMULA() beta for arithmetic and field-to-field comparisons in SOQL WHERE clauses without a formula field.
- 2026-10-20Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Apex cursors for Data 360 (beta)
Winter '27 adds beta support for querying Data 360 DMOs with Apex cursors in API 68.0 and later.
- 2026-10-13Winter '272 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Apex: compile and test updates
Recompile invalid Apex, filter test discovery with testLevel, and review warnings for classes and triggers saved at API versions 9.0–19.0.
- 2026-10-11Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 LWC updates and API 68.0
Winter '27 adds LWC base component attributes and a console navigation module, with guidance for incremental upgrades to API 68.0.
- 2026-10-09Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 External Services: any-type bodies
Send a Flow record variable as JSON through External Services with an empty request-body schema, and validate payloads at the endpoint.
- 2026-10-07Winter '272 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Apex and DX tooling
Read compiler type metadata with the Apex Symbol API, run DX tasks through MCP, and assess ApexGuru duplicate detection and antipattern scans.
- 2026-10-05Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 platform events and migration
Edit Apex Trigger Details in Event Studio and migrate standard volume platform events before their December 15, 2026 retirement.
- 2026-10-03Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Omnistudio Clean Metadata Deployment
Winter '27 adds Omnistudio components to the same metadata pipeline as Apex, LWC, and flows, with atomic deployment and dependency detection.
- 2026-10-01Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Apex heap limits: 10 MB and 25 MB
Winter '27 raises Apex heap limits to 10 MB synchronous and 25 MB asynchronous; test against Summer '26 limits before deploying to Summer '26 production.
- 2026-09-23Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Apex integration tests
Apex integration tests can make real HTTP callouts in Salesforce Winter '27, with developer preview access limited to scratch orgs.
- 2026-09-23Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Flow: visibility and Decision splits
Use reactive formulas for same-screen visibility and route records with Split by Date or Split by Field Value in Salesforce Winter '27 Flow.
- 2026-09-23Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Flow Edit History: restore saves
Review saves in the current flow version, preview element-level changes, and restore a save as a new version in Flow Builder.
- 2026-09-19Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Agentforce deployments
Use API 68.0 Agentforce metadata when both orgs are on 68.0; retain API 67.0 and assemble dependencies manually for Summer '26 production.
- 2026-09-13Winter '272 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 Flow save-time warnings
Flow adds warnings for overlength fixed text and missing required-field assignments, but dynamic values still need run-time tests.
- 2026-09-11Winter '271 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 flow runtime updates
Enforced user context needs an explicit selection; qualifying background steps run synchronously at runtime API 68.0 or later.
- 2026-09-11Winter '272 min read
Salesforce Winter '27 adds Batch Apex elastic limits
Batch Apex joins the elastic limits beta, with throttled processing above the standard limit and a nonproduction override for testing.