Removing custom meta data

1. How do I delete custom metadata in Salesforce?
2. How do I delete all custom metadata records in Salesforce?
3. Which tool is used to update delete the custom metadata records?
4. What is custom meta data?
5. How do I change metadata in Salesforce?
6. How do I create a custom metadata record in Salesforce?
7. How do I edit custom metadata?
8. How do I edit custom metadata in Apex Salesforce?
9. What are custom metadata types in Salesforce?
10. How do I access custom metadata?
11. How do I move custom metadata records with changes?
12. Can we query custom metadata?

How do I delete custom metadata in Salesforce?

You can use Setup to create, update, and delete custom metadata types and records declaratively. Use the Metadata API to perform these tasks programmatically.
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1. Define a Custom Metadata Type Declaratively. ...
2. Add or Edit Custom Metadata Records Declaratively. ...
3. Custom Metadata Type Fields.

How do I delete all custom metadata records in Salesforce?

1 Answer. Custom MetaData types are not records that are stored in database, they are part of Org's customization XML. Thus you cannot delete them like you usually delete Account,Contacts or customsettings. You need to alter the org's metadata to do so.

Which tool is used to update delete the custom metadata records?

There are 2 ways to do this. Using ANT aka Force.com Migration Tool: You have to create a destructive changeset, that will delete the corresponding metadat.

What is custom meta data?

Custom metadata is customizable, deployable, packageable, and upgradeable application metadata. First, you create a custom metadata type, which defines the form of the application metadata. Then you build reusable functionality that determines the behavior based on metadata of that type.

How do I change metadata in Salesforce?

Users must have the Customize Application permission to create, update, and delete metadata records. Thereafter, users with the Modify Metadata Through Metadata API Functions permission can edit metadata (including Apex) through Metadata API even if they don't also have the Modify All Data permission.

How do I create a custom metadata record in Salesforce?

Create the Configuration

1. From Setup, enter metadata in the Quick Find box, then select Custom Metadata Types.
2. Locate the type Trailshred Setting, then click Manage Records.
3. Click New.
4. Create the metadata record as follows: Label: Audio When Oppty Closed Won. ...
5. Click Save.

How do I edit custom metadata?

Add or Edit Custom Metadata Records Declaratively

On the All Custom Metadata Types page, click Manage Records next to the custom metadata type for which you want to add or modify records. On the list of custom metadata records, click New, or click Edit to modify an existing custom metadata record. Fill out the fields.

How do I edit custom metadata in Apex Salesforce?

4 Answers

1. Create Custom Metadata Type, name it "Test Custom Metadata".
2. Create a custom field named "Custom Field 1" of type Text.. ...
3. Click on Manage Test Custom Metadata(create a custom metadata record), and enter in the values for label : "Before_Change", that will populate the name with Before_Change as well.

What are custom metadata types in Salesforce?

A custom metadata type is an object that is used to define the structure for application metadata. The fields of custom metadata types, and the values in the fields, consist only of metadata. The records of custom metadata types are also metadata, not data.

How do I access custom metadata?

Click the name of the profile or permission set that you want to edit. Click Custom Metadata Types. Click Edit. Select the custom metadata types that you want to grant access to, and add them to the Enabled Custom Metadata Types list.

How do I move custom metadata records with changes?

To add custom metadata types:

1. Select the Custom Metadata Type component type.
2. Select the custom metadata type you want to add to your outbound change set.
3. Click Add to Change Set.
4. To view the dependent components, such as a custom field or a page layout, click View/Add Dependencies.

Can we query custom metadata?

You can now query your custom metadata type or entity definition using Apex.