Lightning Bolt for Partners 

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Lightning Bolt is a new framework for deploying next generation pre-packaged communities, portals and websites faster. Lightning Bolt solutions are templated communities or portals that have been built to address an industry specific use case, such as insurance broker management, patient engagement or supplier management. Each Bolt solution has a custom user-interface theme (think branding, visual identity), a set of pages and a set of Lightning Components. 

Our rich ecosystem of Salesforce partners (Consulting, AppExchange Partners) have created industry-specific Bolt Solutions that combines industry best-practices across a wide variety of industries with business logic and a modern engaging experience. 

As a Salesforce Partner, if you would like to engage with Lightning Bolt, please review the content below, including the What You Need to Know to understand the steps for launching a Lightning Bolt solution, Resources (like the Lightning Bolt blog post), and an FAQ.

Questions? Engage with us in the Official: Lightning Bolt for Partners Group and check out the Lightning Bolt Launch page. 
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What You Need to Know
  • Lightning Bolt harnesses the power and flexibility of Lightning Components, Custom Themes, Business Logic and customer data from Salesforce and the expertise of the Salesforce ecosystem to allow the creation of industry-specific repeatable solutions
  • Lightning Bolt Solutions can be built by anyone
  • Consulting partners can combine their deep industry expertise with the power of the Salesforce platform to create pre-packaged next-generation portals, websites and communities that significantly reduce the time to deployment of a community or portal
  • Ready to launch a new Lightning Bolt solution? Review the qualifications and benefits of a Lightning Bolt solution, and then complete the application process (below)
    Qualifications for a Lightning Bolt SolutionBenefits - Promote Expertise and Fuel Business Growth
    If your solution is approved, we will require you to provide the following collateral items in support of your solution:
    • Data Sheet
    • 2-3 minute video 
    • Share Customer Success (optional)
    Be as thorough as possible in explaining your concept, paying special attention to how this solution was effective in closing and delivering your anchor wins, and laying out in detail how this packaged solution applies to multiple customers within your target industry.












    		The Salesforce Lightning Bolt Initiative represents some of the top innovators from the Consulting Partner Community. Having a Lighting Bolt certified solution gives you access to a wide range of benefits (see below) to promote your expertise and differentiate yourself.

    Technology Benefits:
    • Product Management Support
    • Technical Reviews with Product Manager
    • Early access to new releases
    • Demo Org access
    • Pre-release Product Roadmap
    Marketing Support:
    • AppExchange Listing
    • Community Cloud Academies
    • Salesforce World Tour
    • Dreamforce
    • Joint Webinars
    • Executive Events (Dinners)
    Business Benefits:
    •  Executive-level visibility
    • Field Sales Enablement
    • Access to Industry Leads
    • Pipeline Reviews



    Application Process
    1. Provide your solution information by filling out the Lightning Bolt Solution Application.
    2. We will review the application within a few days. 
    3. After formal review and approval, we will contact you to work with our team, and Salesforce will grant your Lightning Bolt Solution endorsement.

      Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

      Q: What is a Lightning Bolt Solution?
      A:       A Lightning Bolt solution comprises an exported community template that’s made up of a theme layout and CSS, along with pages, content layouts, and Lightning components. Bolt solutions seamlessly integrate with Salesforce and incorporate business logic, custom objects, industry best practices and more. Use the Customer Service (Napili) as a base to build your custom solution with standard pages and components, or create custom pages, layouts, and components of your own. After you’ve finished customizing, you can export it from the Developer section in the Settings area as a Bolt solution. When you export a Bolt solution, it appears in the Community Creation wizard in your Salesforce org, where you can use it as a base for building new communities. 

      Q: Why should we develop a Lightning Bolt Solution?
      A:       Lightning Bolt makes it easy to create and export industry-specific solutions and use them to jump-start new communities, or package and distribute them for others to use. Save time by building once, then reusing. Whether it’s for your own org, or you’re a Consulting partner or AppExchange Partner (ISV), you can reduce the time required to build communities and cut development costs. 

      Available in: 
      • Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience 
      • Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions 
      Here are a few examples:
      1. Let’s say you specialize in building partner relationship management (PRM) communities for the manufacturing or tech industries. With Lightning Bolt, you can build and export a PRM-focused solution that’s easy to distribute to your customers. After the Bolt solution is installed on your customer’s org, you can further customize it to suit their unique needs. By building the bulk of the solution in your org and then distributing it to your customers’ orgs, you can launch their communities in no time. 
      2. Let’s say you’re an AppExchange Partner (ISV) who builds several custom Lightning components and a custom page to create an e-commerce feature for use in Community Builder. Now you can bundle the page and its components into a single package and distribute it to your customers. 
      Q: Where can I find out more information about the Lightning Bolt Solution Program?
      A: Please contact your Salesforce Partner Account Manager. 

      Q: Are Lightning Bolt Solutions different from the Fullforce program? 
      A: Lightning Bolts extend the ability for partners to build industry-specific experiences in the Lightning Builder and package them up to accelerate Consulting partner led projects, or deliver extended functionality as an ISV. They may be part of an existing Fullforce Solution or promoted independently similar to Fullforce. Learn more about Fullforce here. 

      Q: Are Lightning Bolt Solutions products?
      A:       Bolt Solutions built by Consulting partners are accelerators and frameworks to enhance customer value and time-to-market. There may be unique commercial terms in limited circumstances. Bolt Solutions built by AppExchange Partners (ISVs) follow the standard AppExchange Partner process to launch the bolt solution on the AppExchange as a managed package. AppExchange Partners must undergo Security Review and have an AppExchange Partner contract in place. 

      Q: I have a solution concept and believe it is ready to be reviewed. What is the process to do so? 
      A: Review the qualifications and benefits, and then complete the application process (see "What You Need to Know" tab).

      Q: Is the Lightning Bolt Solution Initiative global or country/regional specific? 
      A: The Lightning Bolt Solution is global.

      Q: What should I do if I have additional questions?
      A:       Engage with us in the Official: Lightning Bolt for Partners Group.