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Hii Salesforce Community,. 

1. I need a complete, step-by-step guide for integrating Salesforce Payments with Salesforce Order Management (OMS). 

Please explain the entire implementation process, including: 

• How to configure and integrate Salesforce Payments with Salesforce OMS from scratch.
• The prerequisites, required licenses, and Salesforce features that must be enabled.
• How to connect Salesforce Payments to OMS, including the objects, settings, and relationships involved.
• The complete payment lifecycle, including Authorization, Capture, Void, and Refund.
• How payment transactions are associated with Orders and Fulfillment Orders in OMS.
• Whether payment capture is handled automatically by Salesforce OMS when an order is fulfilled, or whether custom automation (such as Flows, Apex, Platform Events, or APIs) is required.
• The standard APIs, payment gateway adapters, and integration points involved in the process.
• A complete end-to-end implementation example, from checkout through order creation, fulfillment, payment capture, cancellation, and refund.
• Salesforce best practices, common implementation challenges, and recommended architecture for a production environment.

2. How does payment capture work in Salesforce Order Management (OMS) when an order reaches the Fulfilled status? 

• I would like a complete, step-by-step explanation of the end-to-end payment capture process, including:

• Whether Salesforce OMS automatically captures an authorized payment when an order is fulfilled, or if custom automation is required.

• The complete implementation flow from payment authorization through order fulfillment to payment capture.

• Which standard Salesforce OMS components, payment gateway integrations, and APIs are involved in the capture process.

• If automation is required, please explain how to implement it using Flows, Apex, Platform Events, or other recommended approaches.

• Include a practical example with the order lifecycle, payment transaction states, and best practices for production implementations.

Hello Trailblazers! 

We've got important news about the Salesforce Certification program. 

We want to share the following key updates to our roadmap:

• 24 certifications will be retired. These include 15 Accredited Professional certifications and 9 Salesforce Certifications (across various roles & products).
• 16 certifications will be renamed. This is happening to align with current Salesforce products and new branding, like the incorporation of Agentforce.

Retiring these exams helps us to:

• Make your certifications more valuable: We align our certifications with the skills and expertise that hiring managers seek in the workplace.
• Stay current with the product landscape: As Salesforce technologies evolve, our certifications are updated to reflect the skills professionals use daily.
• Grow your skills where it matters most: We build certifications around the latest job roles, products, and features to give you the most relevant, in-demand certifications available today.

Key Dates

Mark your calendars (all dates are set to 12:00 a.m. UTC):

• Friday, July 24, 2026: This is the last day to register for any retiring exams. And, this is the day all renamed certifications will officially go live.
• Tuesday, August 31, 2026: This is the final day you can take any retiring exams.
• February 1, 2027: The official retirement date for all impacted certifications.

What This Means For You

• If you hold a retiring certification: It remains valid through the official retirement date of February 1, 2027, and you won't have any maintenance requirements in the meantime. These certifications will still be visible on your Trailblazer profile as part of your professional history.
• If you are planning to pursue a retiring certification: You must register by July 24, 2026, and complete the exam by August 31, 2026.
• If you hold a renamed certification: No action is required. The certification name on your Trailblazer profile will change on July 24, 2026. For information on how to request a new certificate with the updated name, visit Receive Your Salesforce Certificate and Logo After Earning a Certification. 

For the full list of impacted certifications, why we're making these changes, and what your next steps are, check out our official resources:

• 2027 Salesforce Certification Retirements FAQ
• Salesforce Certification Name Changes FAQ
• The 360 Blog: "How the Salesforce Certification Lifecycle Empowers Your Career Success"

We recently updated the Salesforce Payments SDK within Commerce Cloud, which requires you to republish your WebStore by January 31, 2026. Republishing your WebStore automatically updates the necessary links. Once completed, no further action is required. 

To ensure uninterrupted processing, republish your WebStore by following these steps:

1. Go to the Commerce App. 
   • In most Salesforce editions, use the App Launcher to find and select the Commerce app.
   • In Starter Edition, use the left side navigation bar and select the Commerce app.
2. In the Commerce app’s navigation sidebar, use the Store dropdown to select the specific WebStore that you want to republish.
3. Select the Website Design option from the sidebar to open the store’s design workspace.
4. In the Website Design workspace, find and click the Publish button.
5. Repeat this process for every WebStore that is using Salesforce Payments.

Please note: Republishing your WebStore includes all changes made since the last publish. We recommend testing these updates in your staging environment first.  

If you’ve used the Salesforce Payments SDK to build custom components, update your custom components to load the SDK from its new location. Please file a support ticket to request additional information.