How to Install Smock-it?

Smock-it is a command-line tool that generates realistic synthetic test data for Salesforce environments. Ideal for QA professionals, developers, and Salesforce admins, it helps validate functionality and workflows while safeguarding customer data privacy.

Prerequisites:

Before installing Smock-it, you will require the following to ensure Smock-it installs and executes successfully.

• Salesforce CLI

• Node.js (v18.0.0 or later)

✅Here’s how to install it:

Once done with the installation, follow the following steps:

1. Open your terminal and run:  sf plugins install smock-it

2. Verify Installation using: sf plugins. (make sure v3.0.0 is displayed)

🚀To Begin the data generation process:

1. Provide initial details by running: sf template init

2. After configuring the base setup, generate data using: sf data generate -t “templateName.json” -a aliasName

3. The generated data will be stored in the data_gen > Output folder according to the specified output format.

✨To update Smock-it run:  sf plugins update 

Resources:

GitHub Page: Visit here

Smock-it use cases: Read Use Cases

Generating Template: Template Init Questionnaire