11 Ways to Learn About Salesforce Summer ’21 Release Features

Don’t Get Left Behind on all the Innovations and New Features

Salesforce Summer 21 Release Features

Here are all the different ways in which you can familiarize yourself with Salesforce Summer ’21 Release Features.

1. Sign Up for my “1 Day, 1 Tip, 1 Minute” Email series on Salesforce Release Features

‘1 Day 1 Tip 1 Minute Email on Salesforce Summer ’21 Release has now been discontinued to make way for the new Salesforce Release. To sign up for the 1-minute emails on latest Salesforce Release please navigate to this URL

Or you can refer to the resources below to learn about the features and functionalities introduced in this release.

2. Follow me on Twitter

Follow me on Twitter (@asagarwal), if this your preferred social medial channel. I tweet about the various new features and functionalities introduced in Summer ’21 with hashtag #SalesforceSummer21 that won’t take more than a minute or two for you to read.

The idea is to let you know the interesting and useful features of Summer ’21, one feature at a time. So, while you are commuting to work or waiting in line for coffee, why not learn a thing or two about the new features!

3. Follow the Other Bloggers

Some of the popular bloggers have picked their favorite features and functionalities in Summer ’21. Here is the link to their blog posts

  1. 10 of My Favourite Salesforce Summer ’21 Features by SalesforceBen
  2. Salesforce Summer ’21 Release Quick Summary by Automation Champion
4. Join the Release Readiness Trailblazers Community Group

Release Readiness Trailblazers Chatter group on Trailblazer Community (requires login) is dedicated to helping you stay up to date on the latest and greatest product enhancements and innovations. Consider this group as the central location for release information for all Salesforce Clouds, join the conversation here to ask questions, get answers, stay updated and share experiences.

https://success.salesforce.com/_ui/core/chatter/groups/GroupProfilePage?g=0F9300000001okuCAA

5. Release Matrix

Release Matrix is a spreadsheet listing all the different features of Salesforce Summer ’21 Release along with Product Family / Product, Enablement Status and a brief note. Use this to quickly see which features immediately affect your users.

https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/files/0694S000000D8E2QAK?tab=overview

6. Release Marketing Site

Learn about the top features per cloud. Watch short videos to get a high-level overview of the features in this release.

https://www.salesforce.com/products/innovation/summer-21-release/

7. Release In a Box

Release in a Box is an enablement kit to help you prepare and present a comprehensive preview of the Summer ’21 release to your leadership teams, stakeholders, and communities. Use this kit to become a release expert and share in-depth details about the newest innovations available in the Summer ’21 release.

https://www.salesforce.com/content/dam/web/en_us/www/documents/release-notes/summer-21-release-in-a-box.pdf

8. Skim through the Release Overview Deck

A picture speaks a thousand words and that is what you are going to find in the Release Overview Deck (requires login to Trailblazer Community) It contains slides with screenshots of the new features, making it easier for you to understand the changes coming up with the release.

https://trailblazers.salesforce.com/0694S000000D8SJ

9. Complete the Trailhead Module

The proof of the pudding is in eating. Complete this Trailhead module not only to learn but also to test your knowledge.

https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/summer-21-release-highlights

10. Watch the Release Readiness Live Videos

You can also watch Release Readiness Live session video recordings. There are different sessions for different areas (e.g. Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Developer, Admin etc.). Each session is about one-hour deep dive into the highlights from Summer ’21 release.

https://www.salesforce.com/video/19792288/

11. Go through the Release Notes

Still hungry for more? Then, the most comprehensive and time-consuming) resource that you can refer to is the Salesforce Summer ’21 Release Notes. It is a 600+ page document detailing all the different features and functionalities introduced in this release. Personally, I prefer to use it for reference only.

Salesforce Summer ’21 Release Notes

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