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mikumiku 

Does the free force.com edition support the apex and custom object?

When I register a free force.com edition eniroment that I found that the apex can't be created. But I found on the web page http://www.salesforce.com/cn/platform/ep-comparison.jsp it says that the apex was supported.

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Thanks

aalbertaalbert

Since the force.com free edition provisioned a production environment, you need to create a Sandbox , develop Apex in the Sandbox, then deploy the apex code to production. You can't develop apex directly in a production instance. 
Shashikant SharmaShashikant Sharma

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http://www.developerforce.com/events/regular/registration.php

 

Just fill out the fields below and accept terms of use. You'll receive a free, full-featured Developer Edition environment, access to the Force.com Discussion Boards and Developer Force newsletter, developer previews of new technology, as well as other benefits. Your Developer Edition environment is provisioned immediately, so you can begin developing in the cloud right away. It provides full access to Force.com platform features, as well as licenses for other salesforce.com products.

 

Let me ask if any issues.
Ankit AroraAnkit Arora

Try registering here :

 

http://www.developerforce.com/events/regular/registration.php

 

https://www.salesforce.com/form/signup/freetrial-force-form.jsp?d=70130000000G3R3#submit

 

Thanks

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Ankit AroraAnkit Arora

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brunol11brunol11

Well,

 

What do you need to do with APEX?

I worked in a Free Force.com enviroment for the last 2 years and it does support the apex and custom objects.

 

But you must consider the limitations of free force. Your users will only access up to 10 custom objects.

If you have any other objects like "Volunteer activities" or something like that, you must delete it, cause it counts to the limit of guides you can see. You´ll probably be able to create new custom objects, but you will not be able to create a guide to that.

 

Create a new application and then create your new custom objects and set it up. You´ll have appex, visual pages, visual force development, triggers, user roles, profiles and everything you need to start your bussiness. You even have a site.

 

It´s a powerfull tool and you don´t need the sandbox or Force.com IDE until you consider to upgrade to other force.com edition.

 

Also consider that salesforce does not offer this free force.com edition anymore, so work with it to the limit of your imagination.

 

Last Tip: Use the HELP link on the page you are, when inside the application. You will learn a lot about free force.com resources and perform the basic trainning to understand the platform.

 

some usefull links:

 

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/index.htm

 

http://wiki.developerforce.com/index.php/Cheat_Sheets

 

http://wiki.developerforce.com/index.php/Forcedotcomworkbook

 
brunol11brunol11

Hi Albert,

 

I Believe Free Force.com is not considered a production enviroment, so you don´t need sandbox. You can create directly with the setup tools. It´s a risk to do that and a sandbox is a better practice, but that does work without using a sandbox.

It allows even to build triggers directly on the instance.
mikumiku

Yes the free force.com support the custom object and apex. To create the apex need the force.com IDE. You can't create apex class directly on the web page. 
brunol11brunol11

My Bad. Sorry. Really need Force.com IDE or Eclipse.