Custom Metadata Types

• Records in a Custom Metadata Type are Metadata not data

• You can package Custom Metadata Type Records

• Data Objects

  • Used By users
  • For the business
  • Standard
    • Account, Contact, Opportunity
  • Custom
    • Warranty, Invoice, Project, CaronCredit...

• Metadata Types

  • Used by Admins
  • For the App
  • Standard
    • Validation Rules
    • Account settings
    • Custom Object Translation
  • Custom
    • Stock point Rule
    • Warranty Settings

• Custom Settings

  • Data in Custom Setting is unpackageable

CLI

# Creates a new custom metadata type in the current project.
force:cmdt:create
sfdx force:cmdt:create --typename MyCustomType
sfdx force:cmdt:create --typename MyCustomType --label "Custom Type" --plurallabel "Custom Types" --visibility Protected


# Generate a custom metadata field based on the field type provided.
force:cmdt:field:create
sfdx force:cmdt:field:create --fieldname MyField --fieldtype Checkbox
sfdx force:cmdt:field:create --fieldname MyField --fieldtype Picklist --picklistvalues "A,B,C"
sfdx force:cmdt:field:create --fieldname MyField --fieldtype Number --decimalplaces 2





# Generates a custom metadata type and all its records for the provided sObject.
force:cmdt:generate
sfdx force:cmdt:generate --devname MyCMDT --sobjectname MySourceObject__c
sfdx force:cmdt:generate --devname MyCMDT --sobjectname MySourceObject__c  --ignoreunsupported --targetusername 'alias or user email of the org containing the source type'




# Create a new record for a given custom metadata type in the current project.
force:cmdt:record:create
sfdx force:cmdt:record:create --typename MyCMT__mdt --recordname MyRecord My_Custom_Field_1=Foo My_Custom_Field_2=Bar



# Create new custom metadata type records from a CSV file.
force:cmdt:record:insert
sfdx force:cmdt:record:insert --filepath path/to/my.csv --typename My_CMDT_Name