Spring '13 Force.com Platform Release
Welcome to the Spring '13 Release page for the Force.com platform. This page describes the latest information on what's new and hot for developers in the Spring '13 release. You'll also find pointers to the critical resources, as well as a description of many of the new Force.com platform features.
Connect in Apex - Developer Preview
Connect in Apex is currently available as a Developer Preview and is automatically available in all Developer Edition organizations. It exposes Chatter API data as Apex objects for native development.
Tooling API – Generally Available
The Tooling API provides SOAP and REST interfaces that allow you to build custom development tools for Force.com applications.
Force.com Canvas Updates
Canvas has a few new updates including the ability to expose a Canvas App on a Visualforce Page.
Features
Integration
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Connected Apps - Generally Available
Connected apps are now generally available for integration using Identity and Data APIs. -
Force.com Canvas Updates
Canvas has a few new updates including the ability to expose a Canvas App on a Visualforce Page. -
Bulk, Metadata, and Streaming API Updates
New API updates make it even easier to work with the different integration APIs.
Tools
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Developer Console Updates
Improved set of tooling for developing and debugging. -
Tooling API – Generally Available
The Tooling API provides SOAP and REST interfaces that allow you to build custom development tools for Force.com applications.
App Logic
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Setting ID Fields for Updates
The Id field is now writeable on sObject instances for all sObject types—standard objects, custom objects, and generic sObjects—for update operations. -
Triggers for CollaborationGroup and CollaborationGroupMember
Triggers are now available for CollaborationGroup and CollaborationGroupMember sObjects. -
Connect in Apex - Developer Preview
Connect in Apex is currently available as a Developer Preview and is automatically available in all Developer Edition organizations. It exposes Chatter API data as Apex objects for native development.
Database
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Critical Updates
Critical updates include broken URL recognition, PDF rendering improvements, and single view enhancements.
