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Martha_SenetaMartha_Seneta 

How can I retrieve View ( listView ) metadata for standard objects?

Does anyone know of a way to download View ( i.e., <listView> ) metadata into eclipse for standard objects?

I'm using Eclipse SDK Version 3.3.2 to try to retrieve as much metadata as I can about our production instance.  When I refresh our custom objects into eclipse, all Views for a given object are included.  Here's an example of one:

   <listViews>
        <fullName>AllOffBoardingRequests</fullName>
        <columns>NAME</columns>
        <columns>Existing_Employee_Name__c</columns>
        <columns>Expected_Work_End_Date__c</columns>
        <columns>Reports_To_Contact__c</columns>
        <columns>Department__c</columns>
        <columns>OWNER.ALIAS</columns>
        <columns>Status__c</columns>
        <columns>Effective_Date__c</columns>
        <columns>Start_Date__c</columns>
        <columns>Request_Date__c</columns>
        <filterScope>Everything</filterScope>
        <filters>
            <field>RECORDTYPE</field>
            <operation>equals</operation>
            <value>Employee_On_Boarding_Form__c.OffBoarding</value>
        </filters>
        <label>All Off-Boarding Requests</label>
    </listViews>

The same type of View metadata does _not_ appear automatically when I download our standard objects into eclipse, and I can't figure out why.

Thanks.
Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
jesperfjjesperfj
Hi,

ListView on Standard Objects is not currently supported in the metadata API.

Regards,
Jesper Joergensen
Salesforce.com Product Management