Quick summary
Setting up a Salesforce development environment requires creating a Developer Sandbox through the Setup menu, which provides an isolated space for testing code changes and customizations. This step-by-step walkthrough covers the full sandbox creation process, from navigating Setup to submitting the configuration.
Steps
- Go to Setup in the top right corner of your Salesforce instance.
- Find Sandboxes by typing it into the Quick Find box and selecting it from the results.
- Click New Sandbox to begin creating a new sandbox environment.
- Assign a name to your new Sandbox.
- Choose Developer Sandbox as the type, which is ideal for testing code changes and customizations.
- Leave the Apex Class field empty and define the desired access level.
- Hit Create to submit and provision your new sandbox.
- Wait for the sandbox to become available — provisioning can take minutes to hours.
