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how to check instance of salesforce org

by Shawn Schmeler Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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  • Press and hold ‘Windows’ key on keyboard and press ‘R’ letter key
  • Windows Run Dialog will open. Type ‘cmd’ and hit ‘Enter’
  • Type ‘nslookup’ followed by ‘yourdomain.my.salesforce.com’ and hit ‘Enter’
  • You will see your instance name below in the line which starts with ‘Name:xy1’ where ‘xy1’ will be your instance.

In Windows
Hold the Windows key and press R. At the run dialog, type in cmd and press enter. After a command prompt appears, type in nslookup example.my.salesforce.com (replace example with your My Domain). A few lines down you will see a line that starts with "Name:" The naXX afterwards will be your instance name.

Full Answer

How to check instance name in Salesforce?

To check instance name in this case, log in to Salesforce as an Admin (or if you have permission to view setup) and navigate to Setup -> Company Information. You can find your Salesforce instance in the right column below Organization Edition.

What is “instance” in relation to your Salesforce Org?

Do you know what does the term “Instance” refer to, in relation to your Salesforce Org? A “Salesforce Instance” is the data center/server that hosts your Salesforce Org. For example, ap1, eu29, na21, cs15 etc. One instance can host many orgs at a time.

How do I validate my Salesforce edge instance number?

Note: If your organization has been moved onto Salesforce Edge, you will not see an instance number in your results. To validate your instance, please visit our Trust website and type in your domain in the "Search Instance, Domain, POD or MID" search bar.

Why should you monitor your Salesforce Org?

By monitoring your Salesforce org, you’ll be able to identify issues, report them to Salesforce or your own team, and get quicker resolutions. From Apex classes failing, Case create errors troubling your Service Team, to Opportunities that can’t be ‘closed’ because of unmanaged exceptions, it’s vital to set up a proper Monitoring solution.

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What is org instance in Salesforce?

In short, a Salesforce Instance is the installation of Salesforce's software that resides on a server (or group of servers likely). An Org is your specific organization's data and meta data. Salesforce has multiple orgs residing on the same instance.

How do I find my Salesforce instance ID?

How to Find the Salesforce Org ID in CRM?Log in as a System Administrator.Click on Setup in the upper-righthand corner.Select Administration Setup --> Company Profile --> Company Information.In the Organization Detail section, the Organization ID is listed in the Salesforce.com Organization ID field is displayed.

How do I know what version of Salesforce org I have?

Identify which Edition you are on:Navigate to Setup. See Explore the Salesforce Setup Menu for more details.In the 'Quick Find' search box type, Company.Click Company Information.Your Salesforce Edition is listed in the "Organization Edition" field.

How many Salesforce instances are there?

Salesforce Instance or POD As of July 2014, there are currently 21 Instances in North America, 2 in Asia Pacific, 4 in EMEA and 25 Sandbox Instances. A Sandbox instance is non production environment.

What is my instance in Salesforce?

Your instance is the home base for your org, and there are times when you'll need to reference it. The URL in your browser is an indicator of your instance. If you see, for example, na91.salesforce.com, then NA91 is your instance (also displayed in Setup>Company Information, below your Organization ID).

How do I create an instance in Salesforce?

StepsLog in to your Salesforce account.Click Setup at the upper-right corner.Under the Build section, click Create and select Objects.To create a custom object, click New Custom Object.Enter the name of the Custom Object in Label, Plural Label, and Object Name.More items...•

What is the latest version of Salesforce?

current version is 43.0 summer18.

How do I change Salesforce version?

To set the Salesforce API and Apex version for a class or trigger:Edit either a class or trigger, and click Version Settings.Select the Version of the Salesforce API. This is also the version of Apex associated with the class or trigger.Click Save.

How many versions of Salesforce are there?

A set of Salesforce features wrapped together is what we call Editions. Salesforce provides 7 types of editions namely Personal Edition, Contact Manager, Group Edition, Professional Edition, Enterprise Edition, Unlimited Edition and Developer Edition.

What are the types of ORG In Salesforce?

The most common are:Full copy sandbox.Partial copy sandbox.Developer pro org.Developer edition org.Scratch org.

What is the difference between Salesforce Com and Salesforce org?

The major difference between the two is that while Salesforce.com caters to businesses, Salesforce.org focuses on nonprofit organizations, higher education and K12 education. The products offered by Salesforce.org are also different and more focused on the specific types of organizations they serve.

What is sales org Salesforce?

An Salesforce org is an entity which consists of the users,data, automation corresponding to an individual organization. You can sign up for a trial org from salesforce home page (http://www.salesforce.com/ap/?ir=1) and if you want to set up an org for you organization you would need to contact the sales support.

Find your Salesforce Instance information

The instance your Salesforce Organization uses is indicated in the URL of your browser's address bar. Example URL: https://na9.salesforce.com/home/home.jsp

Find instance for My Domain

If you're using My Domain for the Salesforce Organization, you will not see the instance name by looking at the browser's address bar. Alternatively, we can use Windows Command Prompt or Mac OS' terminal and run the nslookup command.

1. Application Logging Framework

To promote good error handling practices, reuse and provide a framework for handling common coding patterns, the Salesforce Cloud Services team shared a wonderful tool called Application Logging Framework on GitHub, which can be used as framework baseline and extended with Events.

2. Tooling API

Use Tooling API to build custom development tools or apps for Lightning Platform applications. Tooling API exposes metadata used in developer tooling that you can access through REST or SOAP. You can use this API to retrieve Apex Code Coverage, Apex Test Result, Entity Limits and other metadata related information. Tooling API Object List

4. Setup Audit Trail

With Setup Audit Trail you can proactively check any metadata change performed by Users in your org.

6. Salesforce Optimizer

Salesforce Optimizer analyzes your implementation to determine ways that you can simplify customizations and drive adoption of features. After analyzing your org, it provides you with an extensive report.

7. System Overview

System Overview provides a summary of key usage data for your org. It’s a one-page dashboard where you can also add system overview messages to your home page. These messages appear when your organization approaches its usage limits.

8. Apex Exception Emails

Set the email addresses that receive notifications when your Apex code encounters unhandled exceptions. Emails can be sent to your Salesforce org’s users and to external email addresses.

10. Paid Solutions

Salesforce Shield’s Event Monitoring is a great product to gain access to detailed performance, security, and usage data on all your Salesforce apps. Every interaction is tracked and accessible via APIs, so you can view it in the data visualization app of your choice.

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