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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Has anyone, ever, successfully invoked the Metadata API from within Apex?
While researching a semi-related question posted here earlier, I dug up some interesting and conflicting information regarding whether it's even possible to use the Metadata API from within Apex. I ...
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How to debug the mysterious "duplicate value found: <unknown> duplicates value on record with id: <unknown>" error
I've just spent several hours trying to fix a deployment that was failing with the following extremely helpful error message:
Error: objects/Opportunity.object(2098,13):duplicate value found: <...
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Which kind of issues will be shown at trust.salesforce.com and which issues will be omited?
In the context of a different question, we encountered a deployment performance degradation on EU5 of between 6000% to 10000% using Metadata-API. This means that work (saving a single APEX file to the ...
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Related Objects in User.layout Metadata on Winter '14
What's going on with the layouts/User-User Layout.layout metadata file? I have scripts that snapshot all of my metadata every day. Ever since we upgraded to Winter '14, the following lines are ...
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Getting Session ID in Lightning
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I'm using Apex Wrapper Salesforce Metadata API to update some picklist values on the fly. (i.e. Every time a record is inserted/updated/deleted in Table A, I'm adding/subtracting picklist ...
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difference between metadata and tooling API
What is the difference between metadata API and tooling API? When I read the documentation, they both appear the same to me from the metadata perspective. I would like to know how I can use it for ...
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Generate complete package.xml for Org
I'm using the Force.com Migration Tool for Ant more and more. I currently have several organizations at different API versions (release previews, for example). Is there a way to generate a complete ...
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How to get a list of the managed packages (including version numbers) installed in an org?
For a continuous integration setup, I only want to install/upgrade some packages (through the new InstalledPackage mechanism) when necessary. I've looked at the Metadata WSDL (and documentation) and ...
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Hard-Delete Objects Using the Force.com Migration tool
Is there a way to hard-delete custom objects using the Force.com migration tool? When you deploy a DestructiveChanges payload, the objects are "soft-deleted" and not erased from the platform. This ...
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How to push code to production with Visual Studio Code & DX
I am using Visual Studio Code to develop new functionality.
However, after completing the testing in the sandbox, I want to push the code to production. When I choose "SFDX: Deploy Code to org", it ...
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Ant vs other deployment tools
I am wondering if there are any use cases for using Ant specifically over all other deployment methods and tools?
It seems Eclipse, changesets and packages have all the functionality you need.
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How do I get the length of a string field?
For a string field, is there a way to get the defined length of the field? For example say I allow a maximum of 10 chars, can I get that in apex?
I am not asking how to get the length of a string (i....
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How to keep sandbox in sync with changes from other developers?
We are a team of 9 developers, working on a large project and commits are made to master branch all the time.
When I needed to work on any new enhancement I used to pull everything from master branch ...
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How to retrieve layouts of customs objects belonging to a managed package?
I am trying to retrieve the layouts of all(standard + custom) objects from a test Enterprise org using package.xml manifest files. There are some customs objects that I have created on this org.
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Using Meta data api in apex
i know if u have to create a field in apex then u have to call meta data api of salesforce.i found only this link for implementation https://github.com/financialforcedev/apex-mdapi is there any other ...
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Initiate an oAuth flow via an Auth Provider
I use the Metadata API and the Apex wrapper to create an AuthProvider and NamedCredential after the installation of my managed package app.
MetadataService.NamedCredential cred = new MetadataService....
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Lightning: is direct API access on the roadmap?
I'm programming developer tools and an IDE. Right now, my code is based on Visualforce and JavaScript. As described here, I would like to convert most of my API callouts form APEX to JavaScript.
Also ...
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Creating/updating NamedCredential from Apex
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Is it possible to create or update a NamedCredential from within Apex?
Investigation
I looked into available options, and it seems the SOAP API only supports the describeSObjects(), query()...
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How do I update Custom Label's value using apex? Which one would be a better option metadata api or tooling api? Please provide example
I'am working on post deployment automation process in salesforce. I am stuck on how should I update values in custom labels which needs tobe updated manually after a sandbox refresh.
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Did something change with deploy run test behavior with sandboxes in Spring '14?
Starting a few days ago my apex class compilation time suddenly ground to a halt. After going into the setup deployment monitoring I was at first delighted with the new deployment monitoring UI, then ...
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Deleting custom object via destructiveChanges.xml and Metadata API deploy()
I've created a custom object in a developer edition org with the sole intention of deleting it via the Metadata API as per Deleting Components from an Organization.
To do this I created the following ...
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Access MetadataAPI via JavaScript
We created an 100% native Salesforce IDE as a Managed Package which is using ToolingAPI and MetadataAPI via APEX. This works fine. But there is one thing which really bothers people after the ...
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SFDX Deploy: Global Value Set Cannot Be Resolved
I am trying to use DX to deploy to a sandbox. It has been a major hassle. At this point the only error I get is this:
Global value set 'External_Evaluation_Required__c' in record type 'Exception' ...
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Property 'componentInstances' not valid in version 49.0 but Package.xml is version 48.0
I am trying to deploy a flexipage to a newly created sandbox org and I am getting the following error
Property 'componentInstances' not valid in version 49.0
I have read the following links but ...
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Metadata API deployments are failing in Spring '19
For some time now (several years) I've been deploying changes to Apex classes using the Metadata API deploy web method with an associated zip file containing the metadata and package.xml file.
This ...
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Specify "Install for" when installing package via Metadata API
Trying to automate some package installs via Apex using the Metadata API.
When you install a package via the UI you get asked who to install for (Defaults to Admins Only):
Is there any way to ...
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How do I determine which sObjects and fields are valid to use with an Outbound Message?
We are creating OutboundMessages programmatically using the SOAP Metadata API.
We've discovered that not all returned sObjects are supported and some supported sObjects have fields which are not ...
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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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Connected apps available via Metadata API?
When developing apps for the AppExchange, we use a development workflow in which each developer has their own DE org, but commits to a common source code repository (git in this case). We then use a ...
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Dynamically set remote site Setting in Apex
I have created a managed package that uses tooling API for updating class, trigger etc.
Everything runs fine with all sorts of testing. I have created this package in my Developer org. I had to set ...
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Will LightningComponentBundle and LightningComponentResource mapped into the database like AuraDefinitionBundle and AuraDefinition
I'm checking this on a Spring'19 v45 Sandbox in Execute Anonymous:
[ select Id from AuraDefinitionBundle ] // ==> works fine!
[ select Id from AuraDefinition ] // ==> flawless!...
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Create custom Index via Metadata API now possible?
While doing prodsync today I stumbled upon a folder named as customIndex. Funnily enough it had all custom indexes that we had asked SF to create for us. Once downloaded, I tried to save this in my ...
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Metadata+ToolingAPI access on CS14 (and other pods) extremly slow & No Support?
We are working on CS14. Starting last Friday we are suffering form a extreme performance loss on CS14. Loading and Saving Metadata via Tooling/Metadata-API is very slow.
Operations which usually ...
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Why is there a big difference in profiles returned by "sfdx force:source:pull" and "sfdx force:mdapi:retrieve"?
I have a project with a scratch org created using some profiles that date from the MDAPI days. The profiles look good in the org.
Having added some record types, I expected:
sfdx force:source:pull
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Metadata API error while reading Picklist: Web service callout failed: Unable to find apex schema info
I am trying to read a custom dependent picklist field and update it's field-dependencies. I have followed the common resources found online and getting the below error:
FATAL_ERROR System....
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How do I successfully Deploy a Configuration Component for a Platform-Event Trigger to Override the Automated Process User?
I am trying to override the Automated Process user with another user for a platform event.
This Salesforce documentation covers it:
Configure the User and Batch Size for Your Platform Event Trigger
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Parent entity failed to deploy
I'm trying to use the metadata api to do a destructive change call on all non-packaged components in my sandbox.
However, I keep receiving the following error:
layouts/SocialPost-Social Post ...
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How is Permission Set Metadata Deployment changing in Summer '17 (API 40.0)?
Salesforce recently sent out an email entitled
ATTENTION: Update to Permission Set Metadata Deployment in API 40.0 with Summer ‘17
Email contents:
Product & Service Notification
As an ...
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How do I Call the Salesforce API from a Lightning Component?
I have a requirement to make a call to the Apex Wrapper Metadata API from a Lightning component. The issue I am facing is that there is currently no native support for acquiring a valid API session ID ...
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How to Search Workflow Rules or Validation Rules etc in Apex i.e. Metadata Search via Apex?
Recently I'm working on building something for developers/administrators - a handy 100% force.com app allowing to search metadata. Currently this app allows you to quickly search (from sidebar) custom ...
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How to write Address.settings in order to implement Country Picklists via Metadata API (eclipse)?
In order to implement Country Picklists on standard address fields I'm following the documentation here:
https://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=admin_state_country_picklists_overview.htm&...
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Metadata API Custom Field Permissions (how to automate this process)
We are using the Metadata API to add Custom Fields to the Account object in Salesforce. We are able to create the custom fields, but then the Salesforce user has to manually login to their account ...
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Strategies to deal with slow metadata api performance
I'm slightly concerned that this question is might not fit here but, as you will read, I have a lot of time on my hands...
Around release-time, Salesforce performance tends to plummet and right (in ...
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Is it possible to delete a record type through Metadata API?
I'm deploying a destructiveChanges.xml file via Force.com Migration Tool to delete some listViews, Custom Fields, and Groups.
I determined we also can remove some record types from Cases. I received ...
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REST API: How to update active values for picklist?
I need to update the Picklist values for a custom field on a custom object. I have already populated the Available Values via the Enterprise and Metadata Java APIs, but now I need to move the newly ...
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Programmatically detecting unpackaged metadata in org that depends on my package
My managed package is extensively customized and extended by some customers in their org. For our packaged objects they e.g. add
Triggers + Custom Apex code
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Validation Rules
Workflows
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Metadata converted from Metadata API won't push to scratch org with SFDX
I'm trying to convert one of my company's apps to Salesforce DX for continued development, but pushing the source retrieved from the current Developer Edition org isn't working.
I've created a new ...
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Is there an API that returns consolidated metadata including layouts?
I believe I saw some information about a recent REST API that provided consolidated metadata including layout information. (For use by e.g. a mobile app that wants to base its screens on the metadata.)...
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How to extract the application brand logo image over an API?
In API 38 (Winter '17), when an "App Branding" image is uploaded through the Lightning Experience UI, the app metadata includes this brand information:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Using Metadata API from managed package post-install script
I'm trying to deploy a managed package that will create some new fields on the Opportunity object on install using the Metadata API.
The entire code in the callout method below works in my dev org (i....
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