Metazoa Announces Updates to Snapshot on Salesforce AppExchange

Complex org splits and clones that once took months can now be completed in just a few days

Metazoa today announced a major update to Snapshot on Salesforce AppExchange, the leading enterprise marketplace for partner apps and experts. The new release empowers Salesforce Administrators to split, clone, or merge complex production environments in just a day or two. This advancement in platform agility is powered by specially constructed placeholder components called Shell Assets, which bypass metadata dependencies. The two-stage deployment process enables Administrators to rapidly bootstrap destination environments and then deploy the real metadata without triggering dependency errors.

Snapshot with Shell Assets is now available on the AppExchange.

In the first stage, specially constructed components are deployed to the target org. In the second stage, those shells are overwritten with the full source metadata, enabling a clean and accurate replication. With Shell Asset technology, Salesforce professionals can:

• Create a true metadata clone of any Salesforce org
• Complete org splits and clones in days instead of months
• Reduce cost and complexity by an order of magnitude
• Accelerate user acceptance testing (UAT) cycles
• Unlock platform agility and flexibility

Comments on the News

"We’ve broken through the deployment log jam,” said Bill Appleton, CTO of Metazoa. “Today, a single Administrator can stand up a true metadata clone in just a day or two — a task that once took months and large development teams. This innovation slashes time, cost, and complexity for our customers and partners.”

This technology lays the foundation for a general-purpose algorithmic solution to the deployment problem. By combining shell assets with advanced metadata dependency analysis, Metazoa can eliminate deployment errors at scale, unlocking new possibilities for DevOps, continuous delivery, and release automation.

Salesforce AppExchange, a leading enterprise marketplace for partner apps and experts, empowers companies, developers and entrepreneurs to build, market and grow in entirely new ways. Since its launch in 2006, the platform has grown to include more than 8,000 apps and experts, with over 13 million customer installs. AppExchange connects customers of all sizes and across industries to ready-to-install or customizable apps and Salesforce-certified consultants to solve any business challenge.

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About Metazoa

Metazoa provides top-tier administrative tools for Salesforce, offering advanced solutions designed to enhance operations, bolster security, and ensure compliance across Salesforce environments. With the innovative Metazoa Snapshot, organizations achieve heightened visibility and control, driving efficiency and leveraging the full potential of their Salesforce investments.

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Metazoa’s new Shell Asset technology cuts Salesforce org cloning costs by up to 90% — a game-changer for GSIs and enterprise teams.