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What kind of metadata is available in apex?
Metadata access in Apex is available for Apex classes using API version 40.0 and later. For more information on metadata types and components, see the Metadata API Developer Guide and the Custom Metadata Types Implementation Guide.
What can you do with the Salesforce Metadata API?
The Salesforce Metadata API allows you to perform many org configuration and setup features programatically. Code examples given by Salesforce are in Java as the API is a SOAP API.
How to access metadata from the current Org?
Use Metadata.Operations class to retrieve and deploy metadata. Use the Metadata.Operations.retrieve() method to synchronously retrieve metadata from the current org. Use the Metadata.Operations.enqueueDeployment() method to asynchronously deploy metadata to the current org.
Is there a way to call checkstatus from apex?
You can call the checkStatus method from Apex, though you must have your code wait for Salesforce to process the request, either via Batch Apex context or via Visualforce and its AJAX support.
Can you run Apex code under another user?
The runAs method doesn’t enforce user permissions or field-level permissions, only record sharing. You can use runAs only in test methods. I have not found any exception to this rule, nor any workaround.
When to use Runas in apex test user creation?
The system method runAs enables you to write test methods that change the user context to an existing user or a new user so that the user’s record sharing is enforced. The runAs method doesn’t enforce user permissions or field-level permissions, only record sharing. You can use runAs only in test methods.
What is the purpose of metadata in Salesforce?
Salesforce uses metadata types and components to represent org configuration and customization. Metadata is used for org settings that admins control, or configuration information applied by installed apps and packages. Use the classes in the Metadata namespace to access metadata from within Apex code for tasks that include:
Is the metadata API based on sobjects or objects?
Metadata components are not based on sObjects, like objects in the API. Instead, they are based on metadata types, such as ApexClass and CustomObject, which extend Metadata. A component is an instance of a metadata type.
When do I update metadata on my App?
Customizing app installs or upgrades—During or after an install (or upgrade), your app can create or update metadata to let users configure your app.
Which is the deployment step for Salesforce metadata?
For a complete list of deployable metadata components please refer to Salesforce Metadata API documentation. When this deployment step is executed, the selected metadata components are retrieved from the source org and then deployed to the destination org.
How does metadata deployment work in Copado solutions?
When this deployment step is executed, the selected metadata components are retrieved from the source org and then deployed to the destination org. If you are deploying Vlocity components, you can add @debug to the deployment name to review the Vlocity logs.