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A team of many developers work in their own individual orgs that have the same configuration as the production org. Which type of org is best suited for this scenario?

The correct answer is A. Full Sandbox. A Full Sandbox provides a complete copy of a production organization, including all data and metadata, making it the best environment for developers needing a production-like setup for comprehensive development and testing.

Submitted by miguelv· Apr 18, 2026Testing, Debugging, and Deployment

Question

A team of many developers work in their own individual orgs that have the same configuration as the production org. Which type of org is best suited for this scenario?

Options

  • AFull Sandbox
  • BDeveloper Edition
  • CPartner Developer Edition
  • DDeveloper Sandbox

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    77% (17)
  • B
    14% (3)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

A Full Sandbox provides a complete copy of a production organization, including all data and metadata, making it the best environment for developers needing a production-like setup for comprehensive development and testing.

AFull SandboxCorrect

A Full Sandbox is a complete replica of the production environment, including all data and metadata, making it ideal for individual developers who need a production-like environment for extensive testing and development.

BDeveloper Edition

A Developer Edition is a standalone org for development, not a copy of a production org's configuration and data.

CPartner Developer Edition

A Partner Developer Edition is similar to a Developer Edition, designed for partners, and does not provide a full copy of a specific production org.

DDeveloper Sandbox

A Developer Sandbox copies only the metadata (configuration) of the production org and provides limited or no data, which is insufficient for scenarios requiring a full production data set.

Concept tested: Salesforce Sandbox Types

Source: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.dev_overview_sandboxes.htm&type=5

Topics

#Sandbox types#Development environments#Org strategy#Application Lifecycle Management

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