Winter 25 Release Ready

September 24, 2024in Salesforce

As summer wraps up and we return from our vacations, it’s time to shift our focus to winter — at least for those of us working in the Salesforce ecosystem. Salesforce’s three major releases each year mean that fall is the only season we skip, jumping straight from summer into the Winter ‘25 Release.

Key dates for the Salesforce Winter ‘25 Release include September 6, October 5, and October 12. However, the exact date of the update depends on your Salesforce instance. To find out when your instance will be updated, visit Salesforce Trust, search by instance name or domain, and click “maintenance” to see your specific schedule.

As a certified Salesforce professional, I’m excited about the new features rolling out in the coming weeks. Here’s a preview of some of the most important updates in the Winter ‘25 Release:

1. Inline Editing in the Enhanced User List View

One long-awaited update is inline editing for user records. While this feature has existed for most objects, it wasn’t available for the user object. With the Winter ‘25 update, inline editing for users will be available through the enhanced user list view, which can be enabled in Setup.

2. View Object Access from Object Manager

This update is sure to streamline workflows, offering a read-only object access summary in Object Manager. This summary provides a clear view of access to each object. Although it’s currently read-only, future releases are expected to enable CRUD edits directly from this summary, further enhancing object management.

3. Centralized Management of User Details

User information will now be consolidated in the enhanced user access summary page. Both standard and custom user fields will be aligned with the user details section of the assigned profile page layout, simplifying the process of viewing and editing user details. The summary view will be accessible directly from a user’s record in Setup.

4. Insights into User Permission Assignments

The Winter ‘25 update introduces a new “user access summary” feature, which provides insights into the profiles, permission sets, and permission set groups that grant specific permissions to users. This new option in Setup will greatly simplify user management, making it easier to track down permissions that were previously harder to locate.

5. Simplified Public Group Membership Management

Managing public groups will be more efficient with the new public group summary page. This update improves performance and makes it easier to handle users, roles, and nested groups. The improved member selection experience will allow us to add or remove up to 100 members at once and edit or delete public groups directly from the summary page.

6. Sales Cloud Go: Discover and Set Up Features Easily

Sales Cloud Go, a new feature arriving with the Winter ‘25 Release, will help users discover and enable Sales Cloud features with just a click. Located in Sales Setup, Sales Cloud Go offers screenshots, guided tours, videos, and help topics for each feature. If your account app is activated, you’ll even be able to purchase add-on licenses directly from Sales Cloud Go.

7. Conditional Formatting for Record Fields

Dynamic forms are getting a boost with the addition of conditional formatting in the Salesforce Lightning App Builder. This feature will enable admins to apply formatting to fields based on rule sets, helping users quickly identify key information on a record page.

These updates reflect Salesforce’s continued commitment to improving user experience and streamlining processes. As we look forward to the Winter ‘25 Release, these new features promise to enhance productivity and simplify many aspects of Salesforce management.