Before you begin the tutorials, you’ll need to obtain a Trial Organization from AppExchange, create a Clay
developer account, and install the Clay Toolbelt software on your local workstation.
Step 1: Obtain a Trial Organization
This workbook uses a package from AppExchange called Light. To save you time and start developing at the
speed of light, we have set up a Trial Organization ready to use.
- Navigate to http://3vot.com/trial and request a Free Trial Organization
- Complete registration and wait a minute for a Welcome Email from Salesforce
- Log in using your Trial Edition organization username and password.
- Click on Setup on the Top Right Header
- On the Search Bar in the Setup Menu type Token, and reset your security token. You'll get it by email.
Step 2: Install the Clay Command Lines Tools
The Heroku Toolbelt is a free set of software tools that you’ll need to work with Heroku. To install the Heroku Toolbelt:
- Navigate to https://nodejs.com
- Select your development platform (Mac OS X, Windows, Debian/Ubuntu).
- Click the download button.
- After the download finishes, install the package in your computer
- Open a command line terminal. For Mac OS X users use the Terminal program, under App/Utilities. PC users, go to the Start Menu, and type cmd in the Run dialog.
- On the Command line type: npm install clay-cli -g
Note: You may need to run this command with sudo or administrator preferences
Step 3: Create a Clay Account
Clay is a cloud development platform. It provides powerful tools for building in Javascript. It also enables you to easily deploy your applications in an automated fashion.
- Navigate to http://clayforsalesforce.com/register
- Enter your email address and name
- You'll get a Clay Secret Token
- Open Command LineTerminal and Type clay users --add
- The prompt will ask you for Clay Token and Trial Org Credentials including the Salesforce Secret Token