This presentation highlights the top 5 Salesforce testing challenges, including frequent releases, complex customizations, integration issues, data integrity, and dynamic UI elements. It offers solutions like sandbox previews, automated regression testing, integration testing, data masking, and a balanced approach to manual and automated testing. Minuscule Technologies provides expert solutions to overcome these challenges efficiently.

1. Top 5 Key Salesforce Testing Challenges and How
to Effectively Resolve Them

2. Salesforce's complexity makes testing
challenging.
Frequent releases, integrations, and
customizations add risk.
Effective testing strategies are essential to
maintain quality.
This presentation covers top challenges and
solutions.
Introduction
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3. Frequent Salesforce releases and updates create
unpredictability.
Customizations and complex business processes
impact test design.
Testing must span integrations with external
systems.
A strategic, risk-based approach ensures robust
testing.
Why Salesforce Testing Needs
Strategy
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4. Challenge 1 – Frequent Releases
& Platform Drift
Salesforce's frequent releases can break
existing customizations.
Updates create dependency conflicts in
integrations.
Limited time to test changes and deploy.
Use sandbox previews, automated regression
testing for stability.
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5. Challenge 2 – Complexity of
Customizations
Custom objects, Apex code, and Lightning
components add complexity.
Customizations often conflict with Salesforce’s
standard features.
Complex relationships across custom and standard
objects.
Maintain thorough documentation, apply a layered
testing approach.
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6. Challenge 3 – Integration with
External Applications
Salesforce integrates with ERP, marketing, and
finance systems.
Data synchronization and API limits present
challenges.
Inconsistent data mapping and security concerns
arise.
Use integration testing environments and API
validation tools.
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7. Challenge 4 – Data Integrity &
Management
Large volumes of critical business data in
Salesforce.
Data inconsistencies in sandbox and production
environments.
Privacy and compliance constraints with data
management.
Use data masking and synthetic data for test
scenarios.
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8. Challenge 5 – Dynamic UI / Over
Reliance on Automation
Salesforce Lightning UI introduces dynamic rendering
elements.
Automated testing struggles with changing UI
components.
Over-reliance on automation can lead to brittle tests.
Prioritize manual testing for new features, automate
stable workflows.
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9. Why Minuscule Technologies for
Salesforce Software Testing?
Proven expertise in functional, performance, and
security testing.
Senior QA specialists and structured QA frameworks.
Rigorous testing for custom objects, integrations, and
Lightning UI.
Accelerate time‑to‑market with reduced critical
defects.
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10. Contact Us
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