What’s New with Salesforce Diagrams
Summary
Salesforce Diagrams offers architects and teams a set of standardized components, reference architectures, and diagramming tools to improve collaboration and clarity. The 2024 updates simplify usage, introduce new diagram types, and expand data model resources covering multiple Salesforce Clouds and industries. With enhanced navigation and partnerships with diagramming tools, teams can more easily find and build diagrams aligned with best practices, helping guide design and implementation. The resources support architects and other Salesforce professionals in effectively visualizing and communicating complex system landscapes and solutions.
Takeaways
- Leverage updated standard components and best practices for creating Salesforce Diagrams.
- Use the new Reference Architecture Gallery to find organized, clearly defined diagram templates.
- Explore expanded data models in multiple Salesforce Clouds for accurate system visualization.
- Adopt guidance on new diagram types focusing on scope and description clarity.
- Take advantage of diagramming tool partnerships for easier access to Salesforce components.
Salesforce Diagrams has proven to be a valuable asset for architects to align their stakeholders and teams. We’ve seen incredible adoption of our resources and templates, with exciting ongoing success of over 3.5M shapes used to create diagrams. This year, we have a dedicated team focused on providing the next phase of resources to better cover existing use cases as well as expand into new areas. Based on your feedback, we have simplified our approach and made our resources easier to understand and navigate. Here is a quick updated resource summary, followed by highlights of the updates we’ve made so far in 2024.