Lightning Bolt for Communities 101

Lightning Bolt 101Community Cloud Templates

Phil WeinmeisterSenior Director of Product Managementphil.weinmeister@7summitsinc.com@PhilWeinmeister

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Introducing...Lightning Bolt Lightning Bolt for Community Cloud

What is Lightning Bolt?

• Lightning Bolt is a feature available within Community Cloud

• “Bolt” is the new term for what was previously referred to as a “template”.

• Lightning Bolts can be created by anyone...including you!

• Lightning Bolts can be simple Community “shells” or involved, complex solutions.

Lightning Bolt Basics

• Templates were provided only by Salesforce. That is no longer the case!

• With Bolt, you can “pre-assemble” and “pre-configure” a new community

• As a Salesforce customer looking to quickly roll out a robust community, you can now select from a growing library of bolts to address a specific vertical or use case

• Anyone can install a Lightning Bolt

The Value of BoltWhy is Lightning Bolt such a big deal?

• Theme – the overall site look & feel

• Pages – the general or object-specific “containers” for your Web content (components)

• Components – the components in your community, placed on specific pages and already configured

• Component Library – the components available for further customization within your community

The Contents of a Bolt What is actually in a Bolt?

1. Create a new community using a Bolt

2. Add or remove pages3. Add or remove

components*4. Complete component-

level configuration*5. Complete community

configuration (theme)6. Export your Bolt!

* May include business logic

Making a Bolt Zero to Bolt in 6 Steps

We select a Bolt with the following contents:

• 3 Pages• Page 1• Component 1• Component 2

• Page 2• Component 1• Component 3

• Page 3• Component 1• Component 4

Bolt Building 101: Step 1 Select a Bolt to Get Started

Let’s do the following:

• Change Component 1• Change Page 1

Layout• Remove Page 2• Remove Component

4

Bolt Building 101: Step 2 Mix It Up a Bit

Let’s add the following:

• Page 4• Component 5• Component 6 (for Page

3)

Bolt Building 101: Step 3 Keep Mixing It Up; Add Something New

After our changes, we end up with our proposed Bolt.

Export it...

Package it...

And distribute your bolt!

Bolt Building 101: Step 4 Review, Export, and Package Your New Bolt

Bolt Building 101: Review Overview

• Setup

• All Communities

• New Community

Bolting in Real Life

• Click on an existing Bolt (e.g., Customer Service / Napili)

Bolting in Real Life

• Get Started

• Create a Community

Bolting in Real Life

• New, Modified, and Removed Pages

• New, Modified, and Removed Components

• New, Modified, and Removed Business Logic

• Modified Theme

Bolting in Real Life The Magic Happens

• Settings

• Developer Tab

Bolting in Real Life

• Export Page

• Fill out all required fields

• Add high-res images

Bolting in Real Life

• Export template

Bolting in Real Life

• Export successful!

Bolting in Real Life

• Go to “New Community”

• Our new Bolt is ready!

Bolting in Real Life

• Bolt Time!

Bolting in Real Life

• Easy to create a simple Bolt

• However, there are extremely robust, intricate solutions for specific verticals and use cases; this is where the real value lies with Bolt.

• Some examples:• Banking Collaboration Accelerator by Cognizant• Schedule.Me Health by Silverline• Retail Clienteling from Traction on Demand• PartnerFirst by 7Summits

Industry Solutions via Bolt

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