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Martha_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.
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.
ListView on Standard Objects is not currently supported in the metadata API.
Regards,
Jesper Joergensen
Salesforce.com Product Management