Error when reading metadata for Forecasting: INVALID_TYPE: This type of metadata is not available for this organization

Question

I am trying to check if collaborative forecasts is enable in a Organization, for that i am using the following code:

        LOG.log(Level.INFO, "Check if the collaborative forecasting is enabled");
        setUpConnection(FORCE_METADATA_API);

        ReadResult readResult = metadataConnection.readMetadata("ForecastingSettings", new String[]{"Forecasting.settings"});

        if (readResult.getRecords().length > 0) {
            ForecastingSettings forecastSettings = (ForecastingSettings) readResult.getRecords()[0];
            enableForecasts = forecastSettings.isEnableForecasts();
        }

But i am receiving the following exception message:

INVALID_TYPE: This type of metadata is not available for this organization

Answer 1

So in my research on this i have found a Help Article outlining the differences between collaborative and Customizable forecasting. It seems many of these features for the collaborative forecasting are not available in "Professional Edition" for opportunities. It is very likely that you are running into issues along this path. Maybe this will help some.

This HERE may also be helpful in ensuring the setup is correct. I would suggest however checking ahead of casting the returned object to first perform a check if the metadata type is exposed in your connection. If the metadata cannot be found you can handle it differently.

Answer 2

At the end, we found the root cause, it is because the forecasting.setting is not available in some organization because of forecast3 perm is turn off, this flag it is not available for sysadmin, only bt user can access. Sometimes happens when you have customizable forecasting or territory management enabled in your organization. Thanks for your help.