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description: Turn on Partner Cloud Initial Setup to prepare your Salesforce org for partner collaboration. Salesforce automatically runs five configuration steps, including enabling Digital Experience Cloud and creating a partner community site.
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# Turn On Partner Cloud Initial Setup

Turn on Partner Cloud Initial Setup to prepare your Salesforce org for partner collaboration. Salesforce automatically runs five configuration steps, including enabling Digital Experience Cloud and creating a partner community site.

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1. From the gear menu, select **Salesforce Go**, and then search for Partner Cloud Initial Setup on the Salesforce Go Home page.
2. Click **Set Up**.
3. On the Partner Cloud Initial Setup page, click **Get Started**.
4. Click **Turn On**
5. Confirm to continue.
    
    Salesforce runs five automated configuration steps:
    
    - Turns on Digital Experiences.
    - Opens visibility of partner portal pages, so features like partner contracts display correctly for your partners.
    - Gives you access to the Channel Management Console app.
    - Creates a partner community site in the Preview status for your review before publishing.
    - ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-partner_cloud-264-0-0-production-enus/cd9c08c3-2648-4867-ab9d-a0251a8a86a5/images/icon_note.png)
        
        Note If a site with the same name already exists in your org, Salesforce reuses that site and marks this step as complete instead of creating a new one.
    - Turns on an option for partner self-registration with a standard external profile.

Wait for all five steps to be completed, then proceed with the manual setup steps to finish setting up channel manager roles, sharing settings, and partner site access. See [Set Up Partner Experience](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.pc_setup_partner_experience.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Configure your Salesforce partner ecosystem by reviewing org-wide sharing settings, building and publishing your site, and granting user profile access before activating the site for your channel managers.").