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# Sandbox Setup Considerations

Sandbox behavior is similar to a Salesforce production org, but important differences affect how you configure and test a sandbox org.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Database.com</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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          <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d10512e73">User Permissions
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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10512e73 ">To view a sandbox:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10512e73 ">View Setup and Configuration</td>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10512e73 ">To create, refresh, activate, and delete a sandbox:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10512e73 ">Manage Dev Sandboxes (Developer or Developer Pro only) or Manage Sandboxes (all
            sandbox types)</td>

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- **[Servers and IDs](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_servers_and_ids.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Sandbox and production orgs have unique org IDs. The sandbox copy engine creates an org as part of each creation and refresh request.
- **[Users and Contacts](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_users_and_contacts.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    User information is included in a sandbox copy or refresh for all sandbox types.
- **[Email Deliverability](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_email_deliverability.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    New and refreshed sandboxes use the System email only setting by default. Sandboxes created before Spring ’13 default to All email.
- **[Configuring Full Sandboxes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_configuring_full_sandboxes.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    When you create or refresh a full sandbox, you can configure it to determine what data is copied. Minimizing the amount of data you include speeds up your sandbox copy.
- **[Sandbox Access Considerations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_accessing_sandbox.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Review some important considerations about access before you create a sandbox so that sandbox users can make full use of the sandbox environment for development and UAT testing.
- **[Customization and Data Changes](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_customization_and_data_changes.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Customizations and data changes in your production org aren’t reflected in your sandboxes.
- **[Multi-Factor Authentication](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_mfa.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Sandbox environments aren’t contractually required to use multi-factor authentication (MFA). But we strongly recommend using MFA for sandboxes that include intellectual property, customer data, or other Salesforce production data. To develop a strategy for managing MFA in sandbox environments, review these considerations.
- **[Product and Service Exclusions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_product_and_service_exclusions.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Some products and services are enabled in production orgs and disabled by default in sandboxes. Some can be re-enabled, while others cannot.
- **[Other Service Differences](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_other_service_differences.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Sandbox behavior is similar to a Salesforce production org, but important differences affect how you configure and test a sandbox org.

#### See Also

- [Knowledge Article: Match production and sandbox licenses without a sandbox refresh](https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000335272&language=en_US&type=1&mode=1)
- [_Apex Developer Guide_: SandboxPostCopyInterface](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexcode.meta/apexcode/apex_interface_System_SandboxPostCopy.htm)
- [Create a Sandbox](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_create.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you create a sandbox, Salesforce copies the metadata from your production org to a sandbox org. What data gets copied depends on the sandbox type.")
- [Sandbox Types and Templates](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.create_test_instance.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Sandboxes are isolated from your production org, so operations that you perform in your sandboxes don’t affect your production org.")
- [Sandbox Licenses and Storage Limits by Type](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_environments.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A sandbox is a copy of your organization in a separate environment that you can use for a variety of purposes, such as testing and training. Sandboxes are completely isolated from your Salesforce production organization. The operations you perform in your sandboxes don’t affect your Salesforce production organization. You can create different sandbox environments for your org, depending on your needs for storage, copy configuration, and frequency of refresh.")
- [Unlock a Sandbox](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.data_sandbox_licenses.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Sandboxes are licensed separately from the Salesforce service and are subject to restrictions. When your sandbox licenses expire, Salesforce decreases the count of available sandbox licenses for the selected sandbox type.")