Salesforce ArchitectureAdvancedperformance-testingloadscale
Design performance testing architecture for Salesforce
Real World Scenario
Go-live expects 5000 concurrent call center users; no load test performed.
Expected Answer
• Define scenarios: login case create search knowledge
• Load test full sandbox with production user count simulated
• API load separate from UI concurrency test
• Identify bottlenecks sharing calculation async queue
• Performance budget per transaction type documented
• Remediate before go-live not after
• Repeat after major releases
Follow-Up Questions & Answers
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Direct answer: Define scenarios: login case create search knowledge Also consider: Load test full sandbox with production user count simulated In practice: API load separate from UI concurrency test Optimize for scale and operational observability.
Architect Perspective
Salesforce scales but your automation might not—load test your org config not generic Salesforce.