Questions tagged [metadata-api]
Questions about the Metadata API provided by salesforce. The API that can be used to retrieve, deploy, create, update or delete customization information, such as custom object definitions and page layouts, for your organization. This API is intended for managing customizations and for building tools that can manage the metadata model, not the data itself.
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Cannot set Assigned Approver as ‘Queue:Queue_Name’ in Approval Steps of Approval Process using Metadata API
If the queue does not contains parent Object as supported Object but doesnot contains childObject as supported Object user can set Queue as approver for a approval process created on child Object. But ...
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Deployment error: "invalid cross reference id" / How do I determine which Profiles are referenced in .app metadata files?
I’m attempting to migrate metadata from one org to another using a package. But my mdapi:deploy command keeps failing with “Error test/applications/Underwriting.app Underwriting invalid cross ...
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How to get compactLayouts through apex Metadata API
I am trying to get compact layouts using metatadataapi. I am using https://github.com/financialforcedev/apex-mdapi/blob/master/apex-mdapi/src/classes/MetadataServiceExamples.cls this repo to get ...
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Upload Metadata into Salesforce from GitHub
There is a GitHub repository with metadata such as tabs, custom objects with fields, apps, etc.
What is the best approach to upload that metadata from GitHub into the SF Sandbox org?
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Case Status new picklist value deployment error through metadata api
We are trying to deploy some new picklist values on the Case object, on the standard Status field. One of them is the value "On-Hold" included on a new Support process, called "Support" which we are ...
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Retrieving Profile with all Components Permissions using Metadata API
We have an application which retrieve Profiles from an Organisation but if we retrieve profile without specifying custom object or other component in package.xml file then it doesn't retrieve ...
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Is it possible to deploy delegated custom object adminstration via API / Changeset
A few documents list delegated adminstration as something that cannot be retrieved or deployed via metadata API, including the 'unsupported metadata types' doc
However, the metadata api docs list ...
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query and update time based actions
I have a requirement to update the time trigger condition in a active time based workflow rule
Right now there are more than 1000 records related to it as i can see in the monitoring secttion, but i ...
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2GP Managed package Custom Field visibility
I've a managed 2GP with some CustomObjects. I set their visibility to public like this:
<visibility>Public</visibility>
I've also a CustomField on the existing Opportunity object. But the ...
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Install package version via Metadata API in Apex class
I am doing automation on package installation after refreshing sandbox
Found and follow this one https://github.com/litify/apex-mdapi/blob/55d755fc0c7e8d519dc10a5a3fa21aa0d7bda17b/apex-mdapi/src/...
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Unable to deploy experience cloud bundle with omniscript language settings
I get the following error when trying to deploy an experience cloud bundle via the metadata api to an org that has omnichannel components.
We couldn't validate componentAttributes in .../views/theView....
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OAUTH_DISALLOWED_SCOPES error when authorizing named credential
I am trying to create a named credential to authorize access to the Salesforce metadata API, as explained in this blog:
https://gscloudsolutions.com/tips-tricks/using-named-credentials-with-the-apex-...
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Is it possible to query/find reports using a particular report type?
I have a list of report types and I need to find out which reports in my org are using any of those report types. Is there a way to do so instead of manually visiting each report and checking its ...
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2GP Unlocked package show CustomTab on install?
I have a 2GP Unlocked package that contains a CustomTab. The end goal is to have a managed 2GP, but I'm not there yet.
After the installation of the package, if the user want to see the tab in the ...
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Retrieving Local Translations from Metadata API call
I can successfully retrieve custom labels from my SOAP call to Salesforce Metadata API.
But what I need is the local translations which overrides my labels.
Are these translations are packaged or ...
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Can Managed Package Custom Labels be retrieved via the metadata API?
Can anyone retrieve managed package custom labels via the metadata API?
I have a few managed package custom labels that I can list metadata for
However I have not been able to retrieve that metadata ...
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Not able to Retrieve Managed Custom Field Translations using Metadata API?
We are working on a task where we need to retrieve and update custom field translations using Metadata API.
The code is working fine for unmanaged custom fields, but for managed custom fields, it's ...
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WebService returned a SOAP Fault: INVALID_SESSION_ID: This session is not valid for use with the API (async job)
I've take a look at a bunch of similar questions on stackexcahnge, but they weren't helpful. Here is the short explanation of the problem:
We have a managed package with MetadataService class
On one ...
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Formula Field with Custom Metadata Type that is created in test method
I have a test method that needs to assert the creation of a document, the creation of such document is blocked by the evaluation of a (Boolean) Formula Field that depends on a Custom Metadata Type ...
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Bulk Importing State and Country Global Picklist Value
Is there a way to mass upload a list of Country’s and States into the Country and State Territory Picklist section of setup in Salesforce?
Looks like its been an idea for a while and looking at the ...
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Metadata API - deploy custom field created in a managed package object
I have created a custom field on a managed package object. I know I can retrieve the field or the object using the metadata API
<types>
<members>TheManagedPackageCustomObject__c....
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Deploying an Org Dependent Unlocked Package from Consultancy
We have a consultancy that may or may not update an org dependent unlocked managed package as well as a managed package. They made customizations on top of the package and we are trying to get all of ...
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How can I update the External Data Source via Metadata Api or Tooling Api?
I have a record for External Data Source Named as ED1 which is password protected having below details.
DeveloperName ED1
Endpoint abc.com
IsDeleted FALSE
IsWritable FALSE
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Lightning Email Templates Deployment
I have been reviewing the documentation for Lightning Email Templates and it does not look like they can be deployed from one org to another. I have been unsuccessful retrieving them from the Metadata ...
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Error while deploying objects
I just tried deploying an object that doesn't exist in my sandbox and the deployment failed with the following error:
File name: objects/CM123__c.object, Component name: CM123__c
Message: ...
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How or do we have anyway to run ValidateMetadata via REST API before creating package version
i'd like to do a check metadata validation in advance even before creating package version in each PR.
My question is do we have any way to do check
code-coverage
verify metadata
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Read Timeout error while making an API Inbound call to Salesforce
Getting Read Timeout error while making an API Inbound call to Salesforce.
Is it possible to check at Salesforce is receiving connections.
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Create profile tooling API giving INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS_ON_CROSS_REFERENCE_ENTITY
I created a CustomField using the tooling API: POST "tooling/sobjects/CustomField"
But it creates a custom field without the permissions on "Field-Level Security for Profile"
As I ...
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Cannot update the value of a custom field on Case Object using jsforce
My Scenario
I have a specific RecordType of a Case Called Customer Feedback. I can create a case with this specific record type like this:
// Creates a new Case successfully, no custom fields.
conn....
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Unknown type name 'SurveySettings' specified in package.xml
I have retrieved source with a package.xml which includes following segment
<types>
<members>*</members>
<name>Settings</name>
</types>
<version>...
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How do I insert records in Custom Metadata Type through Apex?
I want to write a trigger on a custom object (Template__c) such that it invokes the creation or update of Custom metadata type records. Since the fields are not writeable, how do I achieve this?
I ...
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Is there a way for describing a List View and determining columns within APEX (without metadata service api)?
I've been reviewing the very promising APEX Metadata Namespace in Summer '17 (API v40.0) - Release Notes (Preview)
But I'm unable to find any reference for retrieving ListViews of any Object. I'm ...
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Content Detail pages host Salesforce CMS content. If you want content on the B2B_Pharma_Store1/views/newsDetail.json, add this site as salesforce CMS
When deploying a digital experience via Metadata API I am receiving the following error:
Content Detail pages host Salesforce CMS content. If you want content on the B2B_Pharma_Store1/views/newsDetail....
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Not able to call Metadata API Service from LWC controller using Apex class [duplicate]
How can I call a Metadata API from a LWC controller. I have a class which used Metadata API to fetch Entitlement process details which works fine in anonymous block but not with LWC
My code is below :
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Error during validation of change sets: "Required field is missing: pageOrSobjectType"
I'm having trouble with the deployment of a lightning app through change sets.
This is the error I am getting:
Required field is missing: pageOrSobjectType
So I went through the source code of the ...
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How to get all approval process using metadata APIs
I want to fetch all(active and inactive) approval process.
I wanted to use metadata APIs, but I do not know how to design the request payload to get all the approval process.
Is there documentation ...
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Is it possible to update one profile's permissions to read all standard objects without doing it one by one?
I'm working with a very big org, and I would like to update one profile's object settings so they can read all objects in the org, and read all fields in the org without doing it manually. Is this ...
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how to clone a Profile programmatically?
How can I clone a salesforce Profile? I'd prefer to use Apex or DX/CLI. Our normal process for setting up an Org is to clone standard profiles, and then customize those clones.
This probably ...
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How to get field references in Reports/ReportTypes?
I am trying to solve a problem of many unused field in my org.
This will be addressed by running a periodic job that will figure out the field usage via number of references and letting the audience ...
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Error when reading metadata: INVALID_TYPE: This type of metadata is not available for this organization
I am trying to get a list of all metadata objects with the given name. However, the code below fails:
connection.readMetadata("ApexClass", new String[] {"SampleDeployClass"});
with this error:
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Fields from lightning-record-form not displaying in screenflow
I am struggling with a screenflow here.
I made a LWC which I want to include in a screenflow that runs in the salesforce homepage :
When I start the screenflow, I can see that my LWC is here, but the ...
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Deploying custom field on managed package object using the SFDX cli fails
We use a number of managed packages in our org. Two that are relevant here are Salesforce CPQ (namespace SBQQ__) and Chargebee (Namespace chargebeeapps).
We have created a custom field CB_Quote_Id__c ...
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My Dashboard API name it's weird
I have created a Dashboard in my org. The name for it it's "Pipeline Management", but I noticed that the api name it's "pKVGShxaKjvpVXNcMPCHPOUSSeneNd1". Why the api name looks ...
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Retrieve standard NAME field label change through Metadata API
I have updated the standard NAME field's label on custom object through rename tabs and labels in Setup. But I am not able to retrieve the Name field label change.
Here is my package xml:
<?xml ...
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Metadata service Invalid Session Id on future method
I'm making a call to the Metadata service API.
The Api call happens in future methods.
I have tried both approaches of passing the Session Id as a parameter to the future method and also getting the ...
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Difference between how the labels are returned in compact layout and search layout api if user language is different than english
I am calling salesforce API to get compact layouts( /services/data/v46.0/sobjects/Account/describe/compactLayouts/primary ). I get fields label in user's translated language.I am getting same response ...
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Remove all old flow versions using SFDX
We have an old field referenced in older flow versions.
We want to remove all older versions using SFDX and only upload the newest version without the field.
Is it possible to do this without manually ...
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Deleting all public groups from Org
We have an utility which imports all data from one org to another, this results in creating public groups every time import operation is carried out. Is there any way we can perform delete operation ...
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How to retrieve Salesforce Org Feature settings such as Activity Settings
Is there an easy way through APEX (like Schema.describe) to access feature settings in an org?
Specifically we are interested in checking if Feature Settings -> Activity Settings -> Enable ...
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Update Custom Picklist Values Translations via MetadataService
I have a piece of code that allows me to update custom picklist field values:
public static TM_EComUtils.genericResponse addPicklistValuesViaMetadata(String fieldAPI, String sObjectAPI, List<String&...
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