A Salesforce DevOps course
Course introduction
Effective UI testing is key to ensuring that your Salesforce applications work as expected. As your use of the Salesforce platform expands, manual testing can become a bottleneck, slowing down releases and increasing the risk of introducing regressions. In this Salesforce UI testing course, you’ll discover how to implement UI testing strategies and test automation that help your team maintain a smooth Salesforce release process, spot issues before users do, scale with confidence, and ensure quality user experiences across the platform.
We’ll dive into the fundamentals of Salesforce testing, introduce you to powerful tools, and guide you through choosing and deploying a testing solution that works for your organization.
Who is the Salesforce UI testing course for?
Developers
This course is designed for Salesforce developers looking to master UI testing. If you’re working on Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Lightning components, or complex UIs, you’ll learn how to write and maintain stable automated tests, choose the right testing frameworks, and minimize maintenance overhead. By mastering UI testing strategies, you’ll speed up development cycles, reduce regressions, and confidently deliver changes that enhance user experience.
This course is also valuable for Salesforce admins, testers, and architects involved in Salesforce implementations, looking to deepen their practical understanding of automated testing solutions.
What you’ll achieve with the Salesforce UI testing course
By completing this course, you’ll build practical Salesforce skills for designing and executing high-value test automation. You’ll understand how to close regression testing gaps, implement UI test suites, and embed testing into your development cycle to support continuous integration and continuous testing.
You’ll be able to:
- Understand the importance of UI testing within software development on the Salesforce platform.
- Recognize and overcome common regression testing challenges.
- Implement practical UI test automation strategies using both open-source and Salesforce-specific tools.
- Maintain stable, resilient test suites that adapt to Salesforce UI updates and changes.
- Optimize your testing workflows for faster, more reliable deployments.
What the Salesforce UI testing course includes
- Clear explanations of core UI testing concepts specifically tailored for Salesforce developers.
- Practical demonstrations of building robust automated UI tests.
- Quizzes to reinforce learning and test your understanding.
- Lifetime access to revisit key concepts or refresh your skills anytime.
- A shareable course certificate demonstrating your Salesforce testing process expertise.
Salesforce UI testing course content
Here’s what you’ll learn in this course, covering the essentials of Salesforce testing and practical approaches for effective test automation.
Salesforce testing and test automation
You’ll start by exploring the purpose of testing within Salesforce development and why it’s crucial for maintaining quality as your org grows. You’ll understand the concept of the regression gap — how regression testing demands grow as your Salesforce projects evolve, potentially slowing down releases. By the end of this section, you’ll see how effective test automation can bridge this gap, making your testing more consistent, efficient, and freeing your team’s Salesforce testers to focus on more strategic, creative tasks like exploratory testing.
Delivering test automation with code
You’ll dive into traditional test automation methods, starting with open-source frameworks like Selenium, gaining insights into their strengths — such as affordability, extensive documentation, and developer-friendly customization — and challenges, including complex maintenance, high barriers to entry, and difficulties adapting to Salesforce changes like Lightning migrations. You’ll then explore modern Salesforce-specific tools that simplify test automation, making it accessible beyond developers to admins and stakeholders by leveraging Salesforce metadata to build robust, readable, and maintainable tests. You’ll see the advantages of these declarative solutions, such as ease of maintenance and better adaptability, while also considering important trade-offs like ongoing costs and reliance on third-party vendors.
Choosing a testing strategy
Finally, you’ll learn how to choose the right testing strategy for your Salesforce org. You’ll discover practical techniques to assess whether manual testing or automated testing suits your organization’s complexity, release schedule, and business priorities. You’ll also understand how to effectively evaluate testing tools through demos and proof-of-concept exercises, ensuring your chosen solution aligns well with your team’s needs and long-term goals.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a practical understanding of Salesforce testing and test automation strategies, enabling you to confidently implement and manage an effective, sustainable testing approach in your Salesforce workflow.
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FAQs
What is DevOps Launchpad?
DevOps Launchpad is a free training platform packed with courses and resources for anyone in the Salesforce ecosystem looking to upskill in Salesforce DevOps.
The certifications, courses, and quizzes on DevOps Launchpad are curated by experts in the field from Gearset, the leading DevOps platform for Salesforce. But the majority of content on DevOps Launchpad is all vendor-neutral, and useful for anyone learning more about Salesforce DevOps.
Who is DevOps Launchpad for?
Anyone involved in any aspect of the build, test and release cycle for Salesforce – it doesn’t matter if you’re brand new to the ecosystem or more experienced in Salesforce development.
Our courses are designed to upskill everyone in DevOps, regardless of role. Whether you’re an admin, a developer, an ISV partner or a technical architect, there’s something here for you.
How do I complete courses and get certificates?
DevOps Launchpad courses are broken down into modules. To finish a module, you usually complete a quiz to test your knowledge with multiple-choice questions. Once you finish all the modules in a course, you’ll earn a certificate which can be downloaded and saved to your resume, or shared on your social profiles.
How do I navigate the platform?
Click the Courses tab to see the courses and certification tracks that you’ve enrolled for. This page will be blank until you choose courses in the library. If you want to return to a course in progress or one that you’ve previously completed, head to this page.
The Results tab shows your progress through the courses you’ve completed, including any certifications and test results. It’s a great way to track your learning journey and see the skills you’re building.
The Library is where you can browse courses and enrol to continue building your skillset. Once you enrol for a course, it’ll be added to your courses page and you can start working through it.
How do I access my account?
You can access DevOps Launchpad in different ways:
- The DevOps Launchpad homepage
- Direct login
- For Gearset users: click the DevOps Launchpad icon in the Gearset app
Do I have to complete the Salesforce UI testing course all in one go?
No, you can take modules and courses in your own time. Your progress will be saved, so you can come back whenever suits your schedule!
Do I get a certificate for the Salesforce UI testing course?
You will receive a certificate for each course that you complete. After you have completed all the courses and the final assessment, you will be awarded the official final certification.