Questions tagged [deprecation]
Deprecation is the process of giving code a status (deprecated) that indicates that the code should be avoided.
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Archaeology: what happened in Salesforce API 11.1 to necessitate a point release?
I'm really curious about this. Here's the list of available Salesforce API versions for a given Apex Class:
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Archaeology: what *was* object type 004?
So we've all eyeballed the various standard object Key Prefixes at some point and noted:
001 is Account
003 is Contact
etc
I've always wondered: what was 004? What about 002?
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Deprecate or remove an Apex Invocable Action from Process Builder in a Managed Package
We released global facing Invocable Apex Actions to be used by Process Builder, but would like to hide a couple of them from subscribing orgs.
From the official documentation on invocable methods, ...
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<deprecated>false</deprecated> randomly appears in object metadata in managed package. Why?
Sometimes when I commit the latests changes in my managed package to my version control I see those changes in the XML metadata of my custom objects.
I heard that Salesforce.com is working on some ...
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Unable to push-upgrade managed app after deleting packaged VF page
I just tried out the new feature Streamline Managed Packages by Deleting Unused Components that came with Spring'15 and deleted a managed VF page called "Advanced Lookup Popup" including its ...
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Developer name already exists for given entity or has been previously used. Please choose a different name
In my managed ISV package I have many deprecated classes. Some of the are global and I cannot change their signature and just mark them as @deprecated.
To make it more obvious that a class is ...
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Lightning Component Action Service - Alternative for 'deprecated' Exclusive actions?
Lightning Component Action Service uses a "boxcar" pattern to bundle server-side action requests into a single call, executes them all on the server, provides a bundled response and then the framework ...
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VF page to list all deprecated components from package in customer org
It's so great that Salesforce.com allows to remove deprecated components from managed packages. We use that feature heavily to rework and improve our products.
But what I am worried about is all the ...
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Is it possible to deprecate and subsequently remove a public attribute of a Lightning Web Component in a managed package?
For example, with this following snippet, if I wanted to remove the property from the package, what would be possible to do?
<targetConfigs>
<targetConfig targets=“lightning__RecordPage”&...
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Identify previously packaged now removed components in subscriber org
Most of the components that ISVs can remove/delete from their managed packages still exist in customer orgs that have the package installed.
I want to provide my customers with a list (Visualforce ...
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When (if ever) will testmethod fail to compile?
I just recently learned from the Apex Developer Guide documentation on the IsTest Annotation:
The testMethod keyword is now deprecated. Use the @isTest annotation on classes and methods instead.
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Can't delete deprecated packaged Custom Object as it has a Flexipage?
Is it true that there is no way to remove a packaged Custom Object with a Flexipage attached to it? Flexipages can't be removed and the Flexipage itsself can be edited when it is packaged.
If so, ...
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Confusion about deprecation and deletion and the correspodings tests in managed packages
We have a managed package and we accidentally deprecated one of our classes - which is not that bad since it really was a deprecated class. But now we noticed that the deprecated class cannot be ...
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How do I deprecate/delete a master object part of a junction object which is part of a managed package?
Here is the scenario: As part of a managed package, we have 3 objects. Object A & Object C are Masters and Object B is the junction object between A & C. We packaged it all up and all good up ...
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Why is it not allowed to delete packaged Custom Labels?
In our managed package we replaced many custom pages with standard layouts. Now there is a bunch of Custom Labels that were useful before (e.g. for translation) but could be removed from the Managed ...
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Customer org corrupted: Public class deleted in 1.2 magically gets deprecated in 1.1.1 patch
We pushed patch 1.1.1 of our managed app to a customer production org which worked fine in their sandbox for the last weeks. After the installation our customers faces compile-time type errors as Apex ...
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How to find code deprecated by Salesforce?
Is there any way to find code deprecated by Salesforce in an Org codebase?
When does a deprecated code statement start throwing an error?
Example:
Two aura component events aura:doneRendering and aura:...
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Can Support undo the (not yet released) deletion of a managed field?
The CustomChild__c object was tied to CustomParent__c using a mdr_BadlyNamed__c relation. I planned on replacing it with a better named field and knew that this meant some migration on each customer ...
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Unable to push code: Defining testmethods methods must be declared as @isTest
new this week after SF patches in the inability to push code for our packages. We are trying to get around this bug:
https://trailblazer.salesforce.com/issues_view?id=a1p30000000T0tvAAC
but after ...
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Modifying a global class in a managed package with @deprecated
I'm currently working on refactoring a managed package that involves adding a new global method to a global class.
From what I've read on managed packages, you can't edit global classes, because ...
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How to determine whether it is safe to delete a custom object?
We have a number of custom objects in our org that look like they can be deprecated. Before I do so, I'd like to be sure it's not going to break anything e.g. connected apps etc. Is there a way to ...
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Rest Api deprecation
When a salesforce rest api version will be deprecated?
Is there any validity period for api version?
Is there any deprecation process salesforce follows?
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Global methods in Deprecated class
I have a global apex class that I want to mark as Deprecated. What do I have to do with it`s global methods and global inner classes? Do I need to deprecate them or leave as they are?
Thanks.
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How to deprecate a single function in a global interface
Can I deprecate a single function from a global interface that has been managed released?
I was using this:
global interface MyInterface {
String getSomeString();
@deprecated
Integer ...
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Deprecate fields in standard object (User)
Several custom fields was added to standard SF object User and included in managed package.
As I understood, they can't be deleted from new version of package, only marked as 'deprecated'.
Can ...
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Best practices for upgrading a package
I have already released my package. However, I need to update this package with some fixes. I also have trialforce enabled, and I have created the trial templates.
I would now like to update this ...
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Cant downgrade SFDX to previous version 7.181.1 for scratch org script created by team
I need to downgrade to this version(7.181.1) as the whole team uses it for a scratch org script. I've tried using the most previous one I can find 7.199.2 and the most recent 7.209.6.
Either one will ...
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Cannot delete @Deprecated component in a managed package even with SF deletion tool
We have a @deprecated apex class in our managed package and want to delete it. We logged a case to enable the Component Deletion Tool but still cannot delete the @deprecated component. Here's what I ...
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does adding @deprecated to classes make packages installable in professional edition orgs?
does adding @deprecated to classes make packages installable in professional edition orgs?
If your package has a class, you will not be able to install it in a professional edition org.
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