With QLM v12, you can configure Salesforce to automatically create license keys when a Salesforce order is activated.

Note that integration with Salesforce requires the Enterprise Edition of Salesforce. Additionally, administrative permissions are required to perform the steps below.

Adding Apex Classes

• Login to Salesforce
• Go to the Setup
• In the Quick Find field, type: Apex Classes, and then select "Apex Classes"
• Click "New"
• If you expect your invoice to have billing contact information, paste the content of the attached file "ApexClass_QlmOrderController_BillingContact.txt"
• If you expect your invoice to have regular contact information, paste the content of the attached file "ApexClass_QlmOrderController_CusomerContact.txt"
• Click Save

Creating a Connected App

• Login to Salesforce
• Go to the Setup
• Under Platform Tools, expand Apps / App Manager
• Click "New Connected App"
• Set the Connected App Name field as needed
• Enable OAuth Settings as shown in the screenshot below
• Set the callback URL to: https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/callback
• Click Save
• The Connected App will then display the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret. Copy these values and store them in a safe place.

Configure QLM to connect to Salesforce

• Launch the QLM Management Console
• Go to the Manage Keys tab
• Click 3rd Party Extensions
• Select Salesforce
• Check the "Enabled" field
• In the User /Password fields, enter the credentials of a Salesforce user
• In the URL field, enter the URL to Salesforce. Example: https://soraco-developer-edition.na50.force.com
• In the API Key field, enter the Consumer Key value that you got from the previous step
• In the Shared Key field, enter the Consumer Secret value that you got from the previous step
• Click Ok

Create a Salesforce Outbound message

• Login to Salesforce
• Go to the Setup
• In the Quick Find field, type: workflow rules 
• Select Workflow Rules
• Click "New Rule"
• Set the Object dropdown to "Order" then click Next
• Set the Rule Name to "QLM Order Rule"
• Set the Evaluation Criteria to "created, and any time it's edited..."
• Set Rule Criteria to: Order Status equals Activated
• Click Save & Next
• Click Add Workflow Action / New Outbound message
• Set the Endpoint URL to (update the URL to point to your QLM License Server): https://qlm3.net/qlmdemo/qlmLicenseServer/qlmservice.asmx/QlmWebHookHandler?is_vendor=salesforce&is_user=john@soraco.co&is_pwd=xxx&is_affiliateid=salesforce
• Add ID, OrderNumber and Status to the Selected Fields list
• Click Save
• Click Done
• Click Activate to activate the new rule

Mapping a Salesforce Product to a QLM Product

To map your Salesforce product to a QLM product, you must create a server property as follows:

• In Salesforce, locate the "Product Code" of the product that you want to map to a QLM Product
• Launch the QLM Management Console
• Go to the Manage Keys tab
• Click Sites then select your site
• Go to the Server Properties tab
• Click the + sign on the right-hand side to add a new custom server property
• Set the property name to: salesforce_pid_<SalesForce Product Code>. For example, if your Salesforce Product Code is 001, set the name to: salesforce_pid_001
• Set the value of the property to (modify the values to correspond to your own product): &is_productid=1&is_majorversion=1&is_minorversion=0&is_productname=MyProduct&is_emailtemplate=1. New Order
• For more information about the supported arguments, refer to this article.
• Click Ok

Placing a test order

• In Salesforce, click the App Launcher and type "orders"
• Select Orders
• Click New
• Set all the required fields
• Set the "Customer Authorized by" field
• Set the Status to Draft
• Click Save
• Next, in the Order Products panel, click Add Products
• Select a product that is mapped to QLM by clicking the + button
• Click Next
• Set the Quantity then click Save
• Finally, click "Activated" then "Set Current Status"
• A new license key should have been created in QLM