Force.com Migration Tool Installation

Force.com Migration Tool Installation

The Ant Migration Tool is so useful to the way I build on the Salesforce platform. Setting it up for use on a new machine is something that sometimes slips my mind because I don't do it that often.

This post is for future me. Should I have to setup a new laptop or something. Plus, it may prove helpful to other Salesforce developers/admins looking to work with it.

Java SE Development Kit (JDK):

• Download the latest installer file from http://oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads
• Run the installer
  • Note the directory where everything gets installed. May be somewhere like C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221
• Set JAVA_HOME in system environment variables
  • Settings > System Properties > Advanced tab > Environment Variables...
  • Add a New System variable. JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_221
• Edit the existing Path System variable by adding the following to any existing string
  • %JAVA_HOME%\bin

Apache Ant:

• Download the zip file for the latest version from http://ant.apache.org/
• Unzip into a directory of your choice but make note so you can update some system environment variables
  • C:\Program Files\Ant\1.10.7
• Set some System variables
  • ANT_HOME: C:\Program Files\Ant\1.10.7
  • ANT_OPTS: -Xmx1024m -Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2
• Edit the existing Path System variable by adding the following to any existing string
  • %ANT_HOME%\bin

Force.com Migration Tool:

• Download the latest zip from https://developer.salesforce.com/page/Force.com_Migration_Tool
• Open the downloaded zip file and move the ant-salesforce.jar file to the Apache Ant lib directory
  • C:\Program Files\Ant\1.10.7\lib
• Move the "sample" folder from the zip file including all sub folders to a directory on your machine such as the Desktop