You've built a killer Force.com app, but how do you get it into the hands of prospects and customers? Come to this session to learn how ISVforce technologies enable you to distribute and license your Force.com commercial apps with ease. Learn how to configure and provision free trials for prospects, publish your app to the AppExchange, manage licenses with the License Management App, and more! This session is primarily for product managers, architects, and developers
How to Distribute and License Your App for Commercial Success - Dreamforce 2012 - 9/19
1. How to Distribute and License
Your App for
Commercial Success
Benjamin James, salesforce.com, Alliances Operations Lead
Naren Raghavan, salesforce.com, ISV Technical Evangelist
Shannon Schupbach, salesforce.com, ISV Technical Evangelist
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3. Who we are
Benjamin James Naren Raghavan Shannon Schupbach
Alliances Operations Lead ISV Technical Evangelist ISV Technical Evangelist
4. Distribute and license like Salesforce
• AppExchange
• Free trials
• Branding
• License management
6. How does Force.com work? Metadata
Objects
Metadata for
Custom Objects
Fields
Metadata for
Custom Fields
Data
Storage for Custom
Object records
7. Package: your solution, your metadata
• Your data model (objects, fields, etc.)
• Your classes, triggers, and pages
Managed Packages
• IP protection
• License management
• Trials
• Branding
• Upgrades
• Support Tools
10. Packaging & AppExchange best practices
• Complete your AppExchange listing
• This is your brand!
• Understand what can be packaged and upgraded
• Most components are automatically added
• Don’t forget to include those that aren’t!
• Use package install scripts
• Completely automate the process
14. Trialforce best practices
• Create multiple trial experiences
• One for each vertical, industry, etc.
• Load sample data into your trials
• Brand your trial experience
• Use trials for testing and demos
17. Licensing best practices
• Extend and customize the LMA to fit your business processes
• Install the LMA into your ISV business org
• Licenses cannot be moved to a different org
18. Summary: distribute and license like Salesforce
• AppExchange
• World’s leading enterprise app marketplace
• Free trials
• From AppExchange or your own website
• Branding
• Give trials and apps your own look & feel
• License Management
• Add, upgrade, or disable users
19. Where to Learn More
• ISVforce Guide - http://p.force.com/guide
• Partner Portal - http://p.force.com/appacademy
• Trialforce & LMA Cheat Sheets
20. DF12 ISV Success Sessions
Great sessions for each phase of the lifecycle
Plan Build Distribute Sell Support
ISV Kickoff: Getting Started Distributing & Licensing Your App How to Support Your Customers
How to Architect & Design Your App Automate Your App Sales ISV PM Product Roadmap
Designing Social Apps (Workshop)
Extend Your Commercial Force.com App Expanding Your Marketing Reach with AppExchange
Team Development and Release Mgmt Marketing Best Practices in the Social Era
Building Secure Applications in the Cloud Mastering the Direct Sales Model
Selling Social Apps
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22. Partner Hub – Speaker Debrief
Why Work With a PDO
Partner
Success
Clinics
Welcome Desk
Speaker
Debrief
Area
23. Benjamin James Naren Raghavan Shannon Schupbach
Alliances Operations Lead ISV Technical Evangelist ISV Technical Evangelist