How to use visual studio code for Salesforce? – User friendly Tech help

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Lets learn how to create Salesforce project in visual studio code editor

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• Install sfdx-cli on your pc by typing command in terminal > npm install -g sfdx-cli

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• Verify installation is complete > sfdx -version

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• Install the Salesforce Extension Pack, inside vscode > extensions > Salesforce Extension Pack

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• Create sfdx project in vscoden
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  • press cmd+shift+p inside vscode

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  • select SFDX: Create Project

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  • Enter name and press enter

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  • Search project-scratch-def.json file

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  • Edit orgName

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• Connect VS code to salesforce orgn
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  • press cmd+shift+p inside vscode

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  • Type SFDX: Authorize an Org

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  • Press enter (accept default URL link)

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  • Enter alias as vscodeIntegration

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  • Grant access, through login page for salesforce sandbox

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  • Above vscode screenshot shows that integration is succesfull

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• Create salesforce code in VS Coden
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  • Create apex classn
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    • Right click on force-app > classes and select apex class

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    • Enter name of class say AccountService > press enter

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    • Replace newly created .cls code withn

      public with sharing class AccountService { public static List AccountService() { List acct = [SELECT Name FROM Account Limit 4]; return acct;     } } 

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• Deploy code to salesforce sandboxn
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  • Right click the classes folder and select deploy to org option

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• Verify its deployed by checking in sandbox > setup > devloper console> file > open > classes > AccountService

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• Create sfdx project in vscode with Manifest Settings n
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  • Advantage, this gives better control what all the files that you want to retrieve from Org, which is managed by manifest.xml

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  • press cmd+shift+p inside vscode

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  • select SFDX: Create Project with Manifest

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  • select standard project template

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  • Enter name and press enter 

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  • Follow the above steps to connect to Org

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• Retrieve code from source Orgn
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  • After org connection is successful 

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  • Right click on package.xml file and retrieve from Org

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  • Below command can also be used to retrieve from Org, in terminal of  VS Code > sfdx force:source:retrieve –metadata ApexClass:classname

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