What are destructive changes?
Destructive Changes is a Git operation that can be executed from the Git Snapshot and the User Story Commit pages and allows you to remove components both in Git and in your sandboxes. If you just want to delete the component in Git, you can use it in a Git snapshot.
How do you deploy changes in workbench?
To perform a Deploy operation (Upload changes from the configuration data to Salesforce):
- Create a folder the package XML file in the root and a sub level folder with the component name.
- Zip the folder.
- Visit the Workbench site and login with username and password, if not already logged in.
- Click the Migration tab.
What could be the reason why a commit would display a No changes status?
If a feature branch already exists, and the metadata retrieved is different, the new version will be added to the feature branch. If there are no changes, Git does not produce a commit ID and Copado will show the status No changes.
How to delete a component from a deployment?
You can perform a deployment that specifies components to delete in destructiveChanges.xml and components to add or update in package.xml. The process is the same as with performing a delete-only deployment except that package.xml contains the components to add or update.
What’s the difference between package.xml and destructivechanges?
The package.xml file is a project manifest that lists all the components to retrieve or deploy. Although you can use package.xml to add components, it’s not sufficient to delete them. To delete files, create a delete manifest that’s called destructiveChanges.xml.
What happens when you delete roll up summary field?
When you delete a roll-up summary field using Metadata API, the field isn’t saved in the Recycle Bin. The field is purged even if you don’t set the purgeOnDelete deployment option to true. If you try to delete some components that don’t exist in the organization, the rest of the deletions are still attempted.