Here are a few of the features we'll be demonstrating at Dreamforce 2008 that are currently in development.
Dialogue Script / Content Management
- New tabs added to content/script editor for easy access to "Form Handler Settings", "History and Notes", "Alerts", and "Advanced"
- One-click milestone saves for version control. One-click restore of saved milestones.
- Detailed history log of all content changes (who changed what and when).
- Ability to receive real-time alerts when subscribed content is modified.
- Form wizard: Ability to generate HTML web pages from Salesforce Page Layouts. Ability to use inlineHelpText as form labels (for use in surveys).
- Advanced caching parameters, time-to-live, auto-refresh on Salesforce trigger event
Packaging and Deployment
- New "Get It Now" AppExchange Package that supports just-in-time provisioning of web portals (30 day free trial).
- Separate packages for PE and EE/UE organizations.
- Use of metadata API to dynamically update native and custom objects depending on Salesforce edition.
- CMS Serialization and Site Exchange feature. Package landing pages, microsites, and portals to XML. Upload to Cubic Compass Site Exchange or download serialized sites for use in web development.
Business Intelligence and Reporting
- Daily and Weekly email reports sent to website owners with information about site activity, SEO/PageRank stats, exceptions and errors, and new lead activity.
- "Measures" custom object with nightly capture of configurable metrics. Ability to export to Google spreadsheets for time-series analysis.