To get started with the topics in this book and practice them on your own, it is recommended you have access to a Salesforce Developer account. Using the Salesforce production instance is not essential for practicing. You can use the Salesforce Sandbox or Admin playground to practice the examples covered in this book.
If you currently do not have your own Admin playground, you can create a new Salesforce Admin playground. The Salesforce Admin playground is completely free and can be used to practice newly learned concepts, but you cannot use this for commercial purposes.
To create a Salesforce Admin playground, perform the following steps:
- Visit https://developer.salesforce.com/promotions/orgs/admin-playground.
- This will open a sign-up page for your free Admin playground account; it will display the following screen:
- Fill in the form and accept the master subscription agreement.
- Click on the Sign me up > button.
Once you register for the admin playground, Salesforce.com will send you the login details on the e-mail ID you provided during registration. By following the instructions in the e-mail, you will be ready to get started with Salesforce.