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title: Quarra Salesforce Sandbox Strategy
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created: '2026-04-05'
updated: '2026-04-05'
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- salesforce
- quarra
- sandbox
- infrastructure
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# Quarra Salesforce Sandbox Strategy

## Decision

Quarra's Salesforce subscription includes a **partial data sandbox**, which is sufficient for development and testing needs. A full data sandbox is not required and should not be purchased.

## Context

Quarra's Salesforce account rep (Abby) attempted to sell a full data sandbox, including a follow-up email referencing an "incomplete purchase" in the web store. The team recognized this as a sales upsell tactic. Lincoln confirmed directly with the rep that Quarra's needs are met by the existing subscription.

> "We just need a partial one, which already is included in your guys' subscription." — Karly Oykhman

## Rationale

- The partial sandbox covers all current development and testing use cases.
- A full data sandbox carries additional cost with no corresponding benefit for Quarra's workload.
- Salesforce reps may continue to surface this upsell; the standing position is to decline.

## Guidance

If the Salesforce account rep raises the full sandbox again — including via DocuSign or web store prompts — ignore or decline. No purchase is needed. Lincoln is aware and aligned.

## Related

- [[clients/quarra/index]] — primary client context
- [[knowledge/salesforce/quarra-data-backup]] — backup frequency decisions made in the same call