#1MinuteTip When we create scratch orgs (during the build phase to build the solution), it was often a challenge to mirror the features and settings of the Production Org. Unlike Sandboxes, scratch orgs do not inherit anything from the Production Org.
But now, you can create “Org Shape” from your Production Org and then spin up Scratch Orgs from it. So the flow looks like
Production Org -> Org Shape -> Scratch Org
With “Org Shape”, you can pre-define the features, Metadata API settings, edition, limits, and licenses that your scratch orgs should have. (Note that Org shape will still not get the custom metadata that you have built in the Production Org).
Here is a video (5 minutes) on Salesforce Developers channel on YouTube explaining Org Shape and how to create it.
References & Useful URLs
- Video (5 minutes) on Salesforce Developers Channel on YouTube – Create a Scratch Org Based on an Org Shape
- Blog Post – How To Get Started with Visual Studio Code for Salesforce
