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Can a custom metadata type be retrieved without soql?
Just An Update: Salesforce is coming up with new methods to retrieve custom metadata type records in a similar way custom setting records are retrieved. Yes, Without SOQL query. and It’s happening in the Spring 21′ release. Thanks for contributing an answer to Salesforce Stack Exchange!
Where do I find my custom metadata types?
A custom metadata type is defined as a custom object and is stored in the objects folder. Custom metadata types have a suffix of __mdt (instead of __c for custom objects).
How to declare apex variable of custom metadata type?
For example, declare an Apex variable of a custom metadata type like this. Now let’s get the values of a custom field from all the custom metadata records of a certain type. Notice that even though the suffix for the custom metadata type is __mdt, the suffix for the custom field stays as __c.
Can a DML operation be used on custom metadata?
Moreover, DML operations aren’t allowed on custom metadata in the Partner or Enterprise APIs. Customers who install a managed custom metadata type can’t add new custom fields to it. With unpackaged metadata, both developer-controlled and subscriber-controlled access behave the same: like subscriber-controlled access.
When to use$ prefix in query parameters?
On the v1 endpoint, the $ prefix is optional for only a subset of APIs. For simplicity, always include $ if using the v1 endpoint. Query parameters can be OData system query options or other query parameters.
When to use the$ Count query parameter?
The $count query parameter is supported for these collections of resources and their relationships that derive from directoryObject and only in advanced queries: Many Microsoft Graph resources expose both declared properties of the resource as well as its relationships with other resources.
How are query parameters used in Microsoft Graph?
Many Microsoft Graph APIs use the skipToken query parameter to reference subsequent pages of the result. The $skiptoken parameter contains an opaque token that references the next page of results and is returned in the URL provided in the @odata.nextLink property in the response. To learn more, see Paging.