Register

What steps should a partner or customer follow in order to on-board themselves or a colleague as a new Sugar Developer with access to Sugar development resources?

Read below to learn more about how to provide your new developers with this role.

• Register with Sugar Club

As a Product Developer you can also download our software and have local installs, for that you need to access to Sugar On-Site software downloads and mobile development tools is controlled using the Download Manager Authorised Contact role.

Set-up

In order to get access to the Sugar code, you need to be either a SugarCRM customer or a partner.  To learn more about our partner program and to apply, please check out our website.

Partners also get access to Sugar cloud instances that they can use to quickly get started. See the Partner Portal for more information about accessing SugarCloud.

• Demo Builder provides you with your Sugar Cloud Development environment
  • Demo Builder User Guide
  • Create a Demo (Video)
  • Demo Builder Guru Meditation (Video)
• Finally, please take time to review our Developer Policy before you begin coding.

First API Call

Web Services APIs are the fastest way to get started with custom Sugar development. The Sugar API documentation is built into every Sugar instance, including Sugar's REST API.

Check out the Sugar Developer Guide for more details on how to access Sugar REST APIs and to get started using them. You can also check out the School of REST blog series and the Intro to the Sugar REST API tutorial.

Making your first API call to Sugar is as easy as 1, 2, 3:

• Step 1: Authenticate
• Step 2: Manipulate your records
• Step 3: Know your Endpoints
  

Learn

Getting the most out of Sugar means understanding what can be done via the Sugar Administration panel. We highly recommend Sugar Developers learn about Sugar Administration. Both Sugar Developer and Sugar Administrator training programs are available from Sugar University. There are self-paced videos as well as options for live developer webinars and in-person training.

• The Sugar Developer Guide and the Sugar Dev Club Blog are other primary training sources.
• There are a lot of great Sugar resources out there in the community as well, so check out this blog post to find many of them.
• You should also get familiar with the Sugar Developer Tools that SugarCRM and the Sugar Developer community provide for you. We have tools that help you build, test, debug, and deploy your Sugar solutions even faster.

• How will you know when you are ready to rock the Sugar Developer universe? When you get certified!  You can learn more about our Sugar Certification Program and the Certified Sugar Developer Specialist exam at Sugar University.

• Get involved with our Sugar Community by posting your questions and get answers from a broad audience of experts

Resources & Downloads

Use the additional resources and downloads below to further support your onboarding.

You're up and running, but don't stop now - this is just the beginning of your journey. Now it's time to Low Code No Code.