Other testing

Some types of testing are only appropriate in certain situations; an example of this is Performance Testing. This is only relevant when there is a significant increase in the scale of the solution – for example, in Users or data volumes. We will explore Performance Testing, as there is a specific approach to this on the Salesforce Customer 360 Platform.

Performance Testing

The purpose of Performance Testing is to confirm that a system performs in a useable manner as it scales in terms of the number of Users, data volumes, or requests per second. It should be considered when there is a significant increase in these factors.

At this scale, you are likely to have a technical team and possibly a Salesforce Architect overseeing the design of your solution, who will advise and guide you through this type of testing. Performance Testing has a number of considerations, depending on the complexity of your functionality, the integrations you have, and the tools...