How does Copado manage sandbox synchronization after deploying changes?

Copado manages sandbox synchronization after deploying changes through promotions and back-promotions. This approach allows users to move changes from one environment to another in a controlled manner. Promotions refer to moving changes from a development environment to a higher environment, such as QA or production, while back-promotions enable changes to be sent back to the source environment. This capability ensures that all environments remain in sync and that any necessary changes can be reflected across different sandboxes, maintaining consistency and supporting collaborative development efforts.

The concept of promotions and back-promotions is vital in the Copado workflow, as it not only enhances collaboration among team members but also ensures that testing can be performed at various stages before final deployment. This structured process is essential for effective change management in organizations leveraging Salesforce or similar platforms.

In contrast, change sets are more one-time transfers within an organization, incremental backups do not pertain to change management processes in the same sense, and continuous integration pipelines are more related to automating deployments rather than the synchronization of sandboxes post-deployment. Hence, promotions and back-promotions uniquely capture the essence of how Copado synchronizes changes across environments.