Questions tagged [custom-metadata]
Custom metadata types are like list custom settings, but the records are deployable and packageable metadata.
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Can DeveloperName Be Updated via Apex Metadata API in a Custom Metadata Type?
I want to update the DeveloperName field via Apex in a Custom MetadataType. I would like to replace "VALUE1" with "VALUE2". Instead, however, it just inserts another line. Is it possible to update ...
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Custom Metadata/Settings/Labels for Configuring a Visualforce page?
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I'm looking to build a mechanism to allow system administrators to easily configure various components of a Visualforce page that is used in a site (without having to modify code). I would like ...
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First item in Map returning null when getting key value while iterating through List
I'm building a List<String> with the column header row from a CSV file to iterate through and get the API value from a Map<String,String> that is built from custom metadata.
The issue I'm ...
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Writing tests that require multiple versions of custom data
OK here is a real fun one.
I need to write tests that cover code that queries for custom metadata types. The code and test will be deployed to many different salesforce organizations which will ...
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How to test a static void @HTTP method that creates custom metadata
Here's a fun one...I have a static @HTTP method creating metadata as a webservice. You can test metadata deployment containers, though not the actual deployment, as shown here, but apparently only if ...
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Control access exclusively to custom metadata screen
I am wondering what is the way to get edit access to a specific custom metadata using PermissionSet in UI.
Here is what i have done:
Setup -> PermissionSet-> MyPSName
system permission -> checked ...
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Editing protected Custom Metadata Type in subscriber org through LMA org
I do have verified that the Protected custom settings are editable when logged in through LMA org. However, I just want to confirm this behavior is the same in the case of the protected Custom ...
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Can't able to delete meta data records in my dev org to delete/ uninstall a managed package
I have tried to uninstall a managed package from my dev org and got failed to remove the components because I had some custom metadata records to remove from the org. But when I try to delete those ...
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Creating custom field to via Metadata api, and adding it to layout
I added a field via Metadata Api to the Lead. It is not exposed via API due to the Field Accessibility.
Since I am on Professional Edition, I have to control the Accessibility / Field Visibility ...
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How do I display multiple fieldsets on a vf page using apex:repeat?
I have a custom metadata type with the following fields:
Fieldsets referred
Object Name
I have a requirement in which I need to show these multiple fieldsets on a vf page for that particular object....
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Using Metadata in triggers to remove hard coded keywords
I have custom metadata type with api name program_mdt in which I have created two fields called Email_Keyword__c and Body__c. In the below trigger I am trying to get rid of hard coded values in the ...
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Can I query custom metadata type record in a HttpCalloutMock?
I am trying to understand if I can make use of Custom Metadata Type record by quering it in a HttpCalloutMock this way:
public HTTPResponse respond(HTTPRequest request) {
String myString = [Select ...
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Define CustomMetadata Type with API
I am trying to define a CustomMetadata type via an API. Any (Apex, REST etc) API is ok.
So far I have only been able to create new instances of the type but I have not been able to define the type ...
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Custom Metadata SOQL WHERE clause not working
I'm getting some weird behavior with a SOQL WHERE clause on a Custom Metadata Type query:
SELECT Id, Label, DeveloperName, Version__c, Content__c
FROM My_Text_Content__mdt WHERE Version__c = '2020' ...
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Updating Custom Metadata Type's Field value via Apex
I'm trying to update a Custom Metadata Type's Field value via Apex.
I'm building an Account Assignment Round Robin tool, the Tool calls on the Custom Meta Data Type to get the Value of the position ...
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Trying to update Values in Standard Object from metaData
Trigger is updated to Before UPdateI am using Trigger isBefore In System.debug(opp.get(metaData.get(0).Opportunity_Field_Name__c) it is showing correct Values but not Updating in Opportunity Object
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Custom metadata type multipicklist from values in another custom metadata type records
I have a setup where in one Custom Metadata type I deploy certain values and distribute that in a managed package. These are developer protected.
Then, in another Custom Metadata type, i want the ...
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Generic function - Custom meta data type
I would like to do a generic function to get custom meta data type records and return it as a Map. In a first time with just one field , that means Map<String,String> and in a second time with ...
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Insert failing when populating boolean field with dynamic apex
We have a product configurator app that converts OpportunityLineItems to QuoteLineItems. We implemented a new solution with custom metadata relationships to dynamically map field values between the 2 ...
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Retrieve all Custom Metadata for a single type [duplicate]
Is it possible to somehow retrieve all metadata for a single custom metadata type via ant or sfdx mdapi ?
I've tried this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Package ...
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Using Custom Metadata Type in Email Template
I am wondering to know if it is possible to use a Custom Metadata Type inside an Email Template.
I'm moving from Custom Setting to Custom Metadata Type and this feature could be great.
Regarding the ...
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What are the real usage of entity definition relationships and field definition relationships in custom metadata types?
The trailhead here Configure your apps with custom metadata types proposes the following scenario:
A custom medata type named Support Tier with default discount and minimum spending (Create and ...
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Metadata.DeployCallback is not called when deployment status is Fatal Error
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I am working on a feature that deploys custom metadata record. I am using a scratch org with a linked namespace.
This is a my method which initiates deployment:
@AuraEnabled
public ...
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What options are available for defining record state (FSM) that will evolve through a process flow?
I'm developing a workflow for converting a lead into a customer with an ongoing service contract.
The progress of process is governed by external factors checking out. I would typically use a finite ...
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Custom Meta Data - Hacking security
Is it secure to set as custom meta data, for example, Credit card details or any other sensitive data?
Is there any existing option to encrypt this data ?
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Dynamically switch community login url between enviornments using apex
I need to send an email using apex that contains a link for the email recipient to login to a specific community. I'd like this link to change between my sandboxes and production. What appears to me ...
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How can I query the Created Date of a Custom Metadata Record?
I want to query the Created Date of a Custom Metadata Record. I'm trying this:
SELECT Id, DeveloperName, CreatedDate FROM Interest__mdt ORDER BY CreatedDate LIMIT 1
But I'm getting this error:
No ...
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Cannot update Custom Metadata records from Subscriber org in managed app
The custom fields are subscriber editable, and the custom metadata is not protected.
I can update the field values in developer org in a managed app, but when I try to update in subscriber org in ...
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Custom Metadata Type - Page Layout - Can they be added to a managed package?
I have some Custom Metadata Types in a managed package.
I just noticed that CMT's have page layouts.
I can not see how I can add the CMT page layout or list view to my managed package. Is this ...
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Cannot ORDER BY when querying Custom Metadata
I have Custom Metadata types with simple relationships between them. When I query them with a relationship query and try to ORDER BY, only 1 of the inner records is returned.
I run this in Anonymous ...
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Insert or Update Custom Metadata Type Boolean Field
How, or can we, update Custom Metadata Types that have a checkbox field using the MDAPI? When I set it to '1' or 'true' in both instances it says
value not of required type:
<?xml version="...
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Would Refreshing a Sandbox Wipe Out Certain Metadata?
If I have custom-setting metadata (or any other custom objects) in a partial-copy sandbox and not in production, then I refresh the sandbox, will that metadata be wiped out and have to be recreated?
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Trigger: Find out the name of the object the trigger is firing for?
Is it possible for the trigger to see the name of the object it's firing for? Say can I make the OpportunityTrigger be aware that the object name it's firing for is Opportunity without hardcoding the ...
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How to do inline editing in pageblock table values
I am passing a list to the pageblock table and my table looks like below
i want to edit the table values. I tried the below code.
This is my VF Page code
<apex:pageBlockSection id="section2" ...
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Cannot modify managed object: state=released: newValue='false', oldValue='true'
has anyone encountered and solved a sfdx force:mdapi:deploy error about changing a field from released to non-released? I'm getting this error when deploying to the packaging org.
We've been working ...
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Reference Custom Metadata Type from Lightning Component
I added a new custom field to custom metadata object in Salesforce. That field (Icon_URL) is a text value that will be used to point to the location of custom icons. I want to be able to reference ...
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Reproducible? Cannot Add Custom Metadata Record to Change Set if it References Id Field?
I have a Custom Metadata Type which contains a field mapping. There are four basic fields which seem relevant to this situation (though you could likely boil it down to just two):
Source Object (...
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What is the best practice to store custom configuration for a managed package application?
We are working on an application in managed package, and we need to store app configuration. Generally, we want to allow users to turn on/off some features in our app. For example, on the settings ...
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Can you dynamically instantiate a Custom MetaData object in the same dynamic way you can an SObject?
With SObjects we can do something like:
sObject sob = [Select id,name from Account limit 1][0];
Can you do the equivilent with Custom Metadata? For example does something like this exist:
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Get components of a compound field?
I am currently running into this limitation of Custom Metadata:
Custom Metadata Relationships and Compound Fields
Since it is still not possible to relate a record to a specific EntityParticle (e.g. ...
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How to load configuration from custom meta data
I'm new to Salesforce, though an experienced Java developer and I'm trying to load my App's configuration using the recommended method of custom meta data.
I've found this quite poorly documented ...
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How to list all the metadata that is changed after a given date
how to get all the metadata changes after a given date.
Tried using metadata api's listMetadata(), this gives all the data and here we can't filter using dates. This will run into limits for reports ...
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Deployment Connection of Source Org is not Showing
I am trying to push my custom objects files from my source org to target org through changeset but deployment connection of source org is not showing in the target, I have created a sandbox too of my ...
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Qualified API Name returns null in Test context for Custom Metadata
Winter 19 release provides ability to instantiate the custom metadata in apex .This seems to be useful to generate data for test classes .
However when we have metadata relationship entity or field ...
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Alternative to custom settings in salesforce
I have a problem statement where I need to store a list of some 40 Parent Objects Ids statically. Further, if any one of the Parent Object's child records goes higher then 45,000(which is calculated ...
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Update Custom Metadata with Apex in my org
In the documentation it says
Apex code can create, read, and update (but not delete) custom metadata records
No where in the guide do I see apex being used to update custom metadata, only to ...
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How to overcome Salesforce System Error when deploying from Apex Code more than 1488 Metadata Records?
Conversion process of custom object records into Custom Metadata records using Metadata.Operations class enqueueDeployment method fails if deployment container contains more than 1488 records.
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How to update a package in test environment after I changed it in development environment?
How to update a package in test environment after I changed it in development environment?
After creating a package I forgot to add a few records of a specific Custom Metadata Type. Now I went to the ...
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Cannot provide null for an SObjectField custom metadata record field via Metadata API
We're trying to update Custom Metadata records using the Custom Metadata API from Apex. The record has a field of type SObjectField. When we create we can omit this field and the result on the ...
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Are Custom Metadata Types considered External Data Sources?
Back in 2016 we created a Custom Metadata Type with about 3000 rows. There is a trigger that reads all 3000 rows (via SOQL) and creates a map. This has been working for years, until Winter '19.
Now, ...
