Canvas Developer Guide

Introducing Canvas
Quick Start
Quick Start—Advanced
Prerequisites
Clone the Project from GitHub
Run the Web App Locally
Create the Canvas App
Configure Who Can Access the Canvas App
Deploy the Web App to Heroku
Deploy the Canvas External Client App to an Org
Update the Canvas App
Package the Canvas App
Package the External Client App for Canvas
Package the Connected App for Canvas
Upload the Canvas Connected App Package
Install the Canvas App
Configure Who Can Access the Installed Canvas App
Canvas SDK
Canvas Apps and Visualforce Pages
Lightning Component Code Examples
Canvas Apps in a Page Layout or a Mobile Card
Canvas Apps in the Publisher
Canvas Apps in the Chatter Feed
Canvas in the Salesforce Mobile App
Customizing Your App Lifecycle
Objects
Canvas Limits
PDF

Package the Connected App for Canvas

After you created the canvas app, tested it in the Canvas App Previewer, and deployed it to Heroku, you’re ready to package and distribute it.

Packaging is the first step in making your canvas app available for installation in another org. For more information about packaging a connected app for your canvas integration, see Use Managed Packages to Develop Your AppExchange Solution.

  1. In Salesforce, from Setup, enter Packaging in the Quick Find box, then select Package Manager and click New.

    To package your canvas app for installation in other orgs, you must create a namespace prefix. A namespace prefix can be defined only in a Developer Edition org. For more information, see Register a Namespace for a First-Generation Managed Package.

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  2. Set the Package Name to Hello World Package and accept the defaults for the other fields.
  3. Select Managed to make the package the managed package for the org.
  4. A prompt appears stating you’re allowed only one managed package. Click OK.
  5. Click Save.
  6. The package is empty, so click Add.
  7. In the Component Type field, select Connected App.
  8. Select the checkbox next to the Hello World app and click Add To Package. The Package Detail screen appears. From Setup, enter Packages in the Quick Find box, then select Packages to see the new managed package.
Now you’re ready to upload the package you created and get the installation link. Use the installation link to install your canvas app in another org.