Devforce

Intro
• Devforce , java web app (Play framework) built
by accenture team
• Access your metadata
• Help you compare environments (2 max)
• Help you schedule test runs
• Help you get a whole configuration workbook
of your environment
 What you need
• Salesforce credentials + security token
• Java jdk running
• Install play framework
• You will run It on Local machine
• Windows cmd.
 Getting you started
• Got to
\\10.186.21.40\Netcentric_Capability$\SaaS
Capability\09 - Assets/Others/DEVFORCE
• Copy “play-1.4.3” folder in your “C:\”
• Take the latest JDK and execute it on your
machine (java jdk)
• Set your PATH to contain : installpath_jdk/bin
• Set your JAVA_HOME to “ installpath_jdk/ “
• Right-click my computer> properties > environment variables > path: c:\program files\Java\jdk…

• Set your PATH to contain “C:\play-1.4.3\”

• Open your cmd
• Type “play”

• cd C:\play-1.4.3\devforce
• Each time “play clean”
• play run
• Ctrl-C , enter Y to stop
• By default the app runs on port 9000 , so go to localhost:9000 on your browser
 Features
• Initial login :

• Username : jonathan.c.rose@accenture.com
• Password : password
• Click sign in
 Main page
• Go to workbook tab to enter all credentials for
all operations

• Check remember me.

• Then click connect
 Workbook
• Click either of the buttons to generate the
workbook.
• After completion , the file will be in C:\play-
1.4.3\devforce\tmp
 Package
• Select all/specific types from your metadata,
according to date , person etc
• Then click filter
 Package (cont.)
• Select either all (check “Api Name”)
• Or select individual ones
• Finally click generate package.
• The file download pops up! ;)
 Diff
• Allows to compare metadata of two orgs!
• Log out with the current

• Go to diff tab, re-enter credentials , “check the

remember” and login again.
 Diff (cont.)
• Go to diff tab, then select from the 2 select list
• Click compare.
• The diff will end up in the folder : C:\play-
1.4.3\devforce\tmp\diff.csv
 ERRORS
• Depending on your JAVA version, or JDK, or
settings on your PC your might get some
errors when using Devforce for the first time.
Try these commands: (This should only be
done once):
• play dependencies
• play precompile