It’s that time of the year again. Salesforce announced their latest salesforce release – Spring’21 Release. As always this release is also full of exciting new features and functionalities. Lightning Flow which is now called Salesforce Flow has a lot of new enhancements and functionalities.
Let’s dive straight into key information about this release.
Pre-release org Signup
If you are like me and can’t wait till the Spring’21 release hits your sandbox, Click here to sign-up for Spring-21 prerelease org.
Spring’21 Sandbox Preview
While Spirng’21 release currently available only under the Pre-release program, It will be available to individual eligible sandbox by end of January 8th and 9th of 2021. Make sure your sandbox is part of the Preview instance by checking your instance id in the below list. If your sandbox is part of the Non-Preview instance it will ultimately get the spirng’21 release by end of day January 15 and February 5th and 12th 2021.
| Instance Type | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Preview Sandbox | January 08th & 09th |
| Non-Preview Sandbox | February 13th & 14th |
| Production | January 15th February 05th & 12th |
Release Date January 08/ 09
Preview Instances: CS2, CS4, CS5, CS7, CS9, CS11, CS14, CS15, CS17, CS19, CS20, CS21, CS23, CS25, CS26, CS27, CS28, CS31, CS32, CS34, CS35, CS36, CS37, CS41, CS42, CS44, CS45, CS47, CS53, CS57, CS59, CS61, CS63, CS67, CS69, CS72, CS74, CS75, CS76, CS77, CS78, CS79, CS80, CS81, CS84, CS87, CS88, CS91, CS95, CS96, CS97, CS99, CS105, CS106, CS107, CS108, CS109, CS111, CS112, CS113, CS116, CS122, CS123, CS124, CS125, CS126, CS127, CS128, CS129, CS133, CS137, CS138, CS142, CS152, CS159, CS160, CS169, CS174, CS189, CS190, CS191, CS192, CS193, CS194, CS195, CS196, CS197, CS198, CS199, CS201, CS203, AUS2S, AUS8S, IND3S, USA3S
Release Date February 13/14
Non – Preview Instances: CS1, CS6, CS8, CS10, CS16, CS18, CS22, CS24, CS29, CS33, CS40, CS43, CS50, CS52, CS58, CS60, CS62, CS64, CS65, CS66, CS68, CS70, CS73, CS86, CS89, CS90, CS92, CS94, CS98, CS100, CS101, CS102, CS110, CS114, CS115, CS117, CS119, CS121, CS132, CS148, CS151, CS162, CS165, CS173, AUS4S, IND2S, USA2S
Switch to Sandbox Preview Instance from Non -Preview instances
If you are part of the Non-Preview sandbox list fear not, refresh your sandbox before January 7th, 2021 and Salesforce will automatically assign one of the preview instance IDs to your current Sandbox.
Follow instructions on my previous blog post to find your current sandbox instance id to determine if you are in a preview instance or non-preview instance.
Key dates for Spring’21 release
