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I am using Metadata API to create various fields. For most part it works, but not for Picklist type. Seems like I am missing picklistValues[]

API version 39

This is working

customField = new MetadataService.CustomField();
customField.fullName = sObj + '.Text__c';
customField.label = 'Test';
customField.type_x = 'Text';
customField.description = 'Test.';
customField.length = 255;
customFields.add(customField);

This is NOT working

customField = new MetadataService.CustomField();
customField.fullName = sObj + '.Segment__c';
customField.label = 'Segment';
customField.type_x = 'Picklist';
customField.description = '';
customFields.add(customField);
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For creating picklist using Metadata API, use the following code:

customField = new MetadataService.CustomField();
customField.fullName = sObj + '.Segment__c';
customField.label = 'Segment';
customField.type_x = 'Picklist';
customField.description = '';

//Create the valueSet for picklist type
MetadataService.ValueSet picklistValueSet = new MetadataService.ValueSet();

//For each ValueSet, we have either ValueSetValuesDefinition or ValueSettings and some other attributes
MetadataService.ValueSetValuesDefinition valueDefinition = new MetadataService.ValueSetValuesDefinition();

List<MetadataService.CustomValue> values = new List<MetadataService.CustomValue>();

MetadataService.CustomValue customValue1 = new MetadataService.CustomValue();
customValue1.fullName = ''; //API name of picklist value
customValue1.default = true/false;
customValue1.description = '';
customValue1.isActive = true/false;
customValue1.label = '';
values.add(customValue1);

//It will be list of CustomValue
valueDefinition.value = values;
valueDefinition.sorted = false/true;

//set the valueSetDefinition
picklistValueSet.valueSetDefinition = valueDefinition;

//Set the valueSet for picklist type
customField.valueSet = picklistValueSet;
customFields.add(customField);

Description: For picklist, we need to set the valueset attribute which is of type ValueSet.

For type ValueSet, create valueSetDefinition which is of type ValueSetValuesDefinition.

For type ValueSetValuesDefinition, create value which is of type List of CustomValue.

Refer Metadata API types

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  • Thank you Ankita, I tried above but it won't create picklist field. There are no errors and I can see the picklist field in debug log. I looked at this document and it does suggest same thing as well: developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/… What am I missing?
    – Mitesh Sura
    Aug 3, 2017 at 13:39
  • Hello Ankita. I was looking at this again, and it is throwing an error message - "You must specify either picklist, globalPicklist, or valueSet" As per the code, it is creating valueSet. Any clue what is missing?
    – Mitesh Sura
    Oct 23, 2018 at 22:17
  • Ankita, do you have an example for a global value set?
    – Jay Rizzi
    Mar 3 at 16:20

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