What does the feature "Back-Promotions" in Copado enable?

The feature "Back-Promotions" in Copado allows for the synchronization of sandboxes after deployments. This functionality is essential for maintaining consistency across different environments in Salesforce development. When there are changes made in the main or integration environments that need to be reflected in sandbox environments, back-promotions ensure that the latest state of the production environment is pushed back to relevant sandboxes. This process enables developers to test new features or updates in a safe environment that mirrors production, thereby reducing the risk of defects during subsequent deployments.

In the context of Copado, effective management of back-promotions ensures that the development teams can continue to work seamlessly without encountering versioning issues or discrepancies between the production and sandbox environments. This feature supports streamlined deployment processes, allowing teams to ensure that all work is based on the most up-to-date code and configurations.

The other options provide different functionalities that do not align directly with what back-promotions manage. Forward promotions pertain to pushing new changes into production, removal of rejected changes focuses on managing the development pipeline, and reduction of deployment time typically involves optimizations in the deployment processes rather than synchronization.