[SalesForce] Sandbox to Sandbox copy, Best Way

We have an requirement where we to create copy our existing sandbox as new team would be using that soon.

We don't want to give them current production refresh copy (Which would have been easier, as it would just need to create copy from production).

I did some research and found that sales force don't allow copy one sandbox to another.

Another solution which we could find, is that eclipse meta data migration from once sandbox to another.

Could you please help us in best approach.

Best Answer

I'm not sure how urgent is your request. But checkout Summer 16 Release, and the new feature of Salesforce, Sandbox-toSandbox cloning. You will be able to select from which org you want to create your sandbox from.

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Sandbox-to-Sandbox Cloning

Recent releases have provided some interesting enhancements in the sandbox area (post refresh scripts, increased edition allowances etc.), Summer ’16 build on such improvements with a new function that allows a sandbox to be created as a clone of another sandbox (as opposed to a production org). Superficially this sounds like a useful capability; on further thought however this could have a significant impact on development process, allowing QA sandboxes to be cloned as copies of development at the end of sprint (as just one example). Any uni-lateral sandbox-to-sandbox deployments could theoretically be replaced with a clone. Multiple development sandboxes converging into a single upstream org would be the exception. Cloning is also supported by the Tooling API, enabling full automation of environment management. I’ve been unable test this feature as sandbox copy doesn’t appear to be enabled in pre-release orgs, however it would appear that data can be included in the clone. How data copy works between the different sandbox types is yet to be seen.

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