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Spring '12 Force.com Platform Release

Welcome to the Spring '12 Release page for the Force.com platform. This page describes the latest information on what's new and hot for developers in the Spring '12 release. You'll also find pointers to the critical resources, as well as a description of many of the new Force.com platform features.

Cloud Flow Designer is now GA

Rapidly build interactive workflows with Flow Designer in the cloud.

Schema Builder Updates

You can now create custom objects and relationships with the Schema Builder.

Developer Console Updates

It's now easier to create and navigate to code and components with the console.

Features

App Distribution

  • Test Data Access

    Your unit tests will no longer access organization data by default.

App Logic

Collaboration

Security

  • Authentication Providers

    You can now associate logins with other authentication providers such as Facebook.
  • Branded Logins

    Users of Trialforce will be able to include a custom-branded login page.

Database

Integration

User Interface

  • New Visualforce Components

    We’ve added new Visualforce components to make easier to include Chatter and Social Contacts into Visualforce.
  • Single View State (Pilot)

    With Single View State, a Visualforce page can have multiple forms managed by a single view state.