Second-Generation Managed Packaging Developer Guide

Second-Generation Managed Packages
What’s a Second-Generation Managed Package?
Set Up Your Development Environment
Before You Create Second-Generation Managed Packages
Scratch Orgs and Package Development
Workflow for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Components Available in Second-Generation Managed Packages
Behavior of Specific Metadata in Second-Generation Managed Packages
Develop Second-Generation Managed Packages
Install and Uninstall Second-Generation Managed Packages
Prepare to Distribute Your Second-Generation Managed Package
Push a Package Upgrade for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Advanced Features for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Package Ancestors for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Patch Versions for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Create Dependencies Between Second-Generation Managed Packages
Considerations for Promoting Packages with Dependencies
Advanced Project Configuration Parameters for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Second-Generation Managed Packaging Keywords
Target a Specific Release for Your Second-Generation Managed Packages During Salesforce Release Transitions
Use Branches in Second-Generation Managed Packaging
Specify Unpackaged Metadata or Apex Access for Package Version Creation Tests for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Package IDs and Aliases for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Avoid Namespace Collisions in Second-Generation Managed Packages
Remove Metadata Components from Second-Generation Managed Packages
Delete a Second-Generation Managed Package or Package Version
Frequently Used Packaging Operations for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Transfer a Second-Generation Managed Package to a Different Dev Hub
Contact Salesforce Partner Support to Enable Specific Packaging Features
Best Practices for Second-Generation Managed Packages
Manage Licenses for Managed Packages
Manage Features in Second-Generation Managed Packages
Get Started with AgentExchange App Analytics
Gaps Between First-Generation and Second-Generation Managed Packaging
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Note: This release is in preview. Features described here don’t become generally available until the latest general availability date that Salesforce announces for this release. Before then, and where features are noted as beta, pilot, or developer preview, we can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available products and features.

Contact Salesforce Partner Support to Enable Specific Packaging Features

Certain packaging features can only be enabled by Salesforce Partner Support.

To log a case for Salesforce Partner Support, follow these steps.

  1. Log in to the Salesforce Partner Community.
  2. Click the question icon and then click Log a Case for Help.
  3. Complete the Subject and Description fields
    1. After you enter a Description, a section called Pick a different product & topic will display.
  4. For topic, select AppExchange & Managed Packages.
    For Feature Management App enablement, select ISV Technology Request.
  5. Provide any other required details, and then click Create Case.