How to prepare release notes for your Appexchange app?

Release notes for appexchange appsIf you are a Salesforce.com ISV vendor and have an app listed on Appexchange – the Salesforce.com app marketplace – you may be coming up with the new releases few times in a year. Are you maintaining release notes of the application properly? In the post we will be discussing the advantages of having the good release notes and how to prepare them.

Release notes for an Appexchange app may not be very different from any other app – however our focus is more on Force.com apps. We have seen many of the appexchange apps never maintaining the release notes properly. Their customers find it tough to figure out what is available in which release. Unfortunately Appexchange listing does not gives a provision to add release note. this leaves vendors to publish release notes elsewhere.

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What to consider before submitting your app for Salesforce.com Security Review

Salesforce.com Security Review PassedThis article is for you if you are a new ISV vendor or you are new to Salesforce.com Security Review process. If you are planning to submit your app for security review – here are few items that you must consider before submitting your app.

Salesforce.com Security Review is the process of assessing your application’s security before it is listed on Salesforce.com Appexchange. Appexchange is prestigious Business to Business marketplace of Salesforce.com where over 2000 apps are listed. Security review is done by Salesforce.com Security review team. Think of security review as an additional benefit – with your app getting certified for Appexchange. Security review helps companies sell to enterprises by meeting their expectations of security. [Read more…]

Seven Reasons to Migrate Your App to Force.com Platform

Why move your legacy application to Force.com / AppexchangeIf you are an application vendor and you already have an app on legacy technologies and you are looking forward to migrate you app to Force.com (or Salesforce.com) platform – here are 7 reasons that can help you make your decision faster. [Read more…]