I am trying to implement a retrieval of global picklist values in apex using metadata API but I am not able to understand how to do that. Anyone having any idea. I was looking at https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_globalpicklist.htm but was not able to understand. I am trying to send the UI(lightning component) the picklist values of country and state which are global picklists.
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When retrieving Standard Picklists you need to use StandardValueSet in your xml package just like this:
<type>
<member>CaseOrigin</member>
<name>StandardValueSet</name>
</type>
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_standardvalueset.htm
This is a list of standard picklists names: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/standardvalueset_names.htm If you are trying to retrieve custom picklist values just retrieve them as custom fields like this:
<types>
<members>ObjectAPIName.PicklistAPIName</members>
<name>CustomField</name>
</types>
If you want to retrieve global picklists you need to use GlobalValue Set. If there is a field in your object that is referencing a global picklist with values then you need to retrieve the field along with the global picklist.
<types>
<members>ObjectAPIName.PicklistAPIName</members>
<name>CustomField</name>
</types>
<types>
<members>GlobalPicklistAPIName</members>
<name>GlobalValueSet</name>
</types>
https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/meta_globalvalueset.htm
I hope this helps! If you still have issues, please post a sample of your package.xml file.
