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AlanPerkinsAlanPerkins 

Difficulty with Metadata API -

Hi,

 

I am having difficulty with attempting to create a new custom object. I have a valid connection etc. (In this case to a sandbox).

 

The login credentials have sysadmin rights.

 

The error I get is "Unable to determine type mapping for type CustomObject.  Type is illegal here."

 

I have no idea what the issue is. 

 

I have posted the SOAP request below (header removed).

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"> <SOAP-ENV:Header> {Header removed} </SOAP-ENV:Header> <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns="http://tempuri.org/"> <create xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata"> <metadata xsi:type="ns1:CustomObject"> <fullName>MYOB__c</fullName> <customSettingsType>List</customSettingsType> <deploymentStatus>Deployed</deploymentStatus> <description>This is a test Object created using the Metadata API.</description> <enableActivities>true</enableActivities> <fields> <fullName>MyField__c</fullName> <description>This is a description of a custom field.</description> <formulaTreatBlanksAs>BlankAsBlank</formulaTreatBlanksAs> <label>My Custom Field</label> <maskChar>asterisk</maskChar> <maskType>all</maskType> <picklist> <sorted>false</sorted> </picklist> <summaryOperation>count</summaryOperation> <type>Text</type> </fields> <gender>Neuter</gender> <label>Mind Your Own Business</label> <nameField> <formulaTreatBlanksAs>BlankAsBlank</formulaTreatBlanksAs> <maskChar>asterisk</maskChar> <maskType>all</maskType> <picklist> <sorted>false</sorted> </picklist> <summaryOperation>count</summaryOperation> <type>AutoNumber</type> </nameField> <pluralLabel>Mind Your Own Businesses</pluralLabel> <searchLayouts /> <sharingModel>ReadWrite</sharingModel> <startsWith>Consonant</startsWith> </metadata> </create> </SOAP-ENV:Body> </SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

 

 

 

 

 Any help is appreciated.

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
SuperfellSuperfell
The problem is that your request is not namespace valid, in particular the xsi:type attriubte on the metadata element specifies na1:CustomObject, but the ns1 namespace is not declared.

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AlanPerkinsAlanPerkins

I had the same problem with just trying to add a Custom Field...
Unable to determine type mapping for type CustomField.  Type is illegal here.

 

Can someone please post a properly formed SOAP Request (or at least the XML) for the creation of a CustomObject? I don't quite trust the MetadatAPI manual - manual the example XML given does not include any reference to the fullName property so it cannot be right.

SuperfellSuperfell
Which URL are you sending this request to ?
AlanPerkinsAlanPerkins

I am getting a valid session via both the Enterprise WSDL and the Partner WSDL and using the LoginResult.metadataServerURL to get the URL for the metadata interface.

 

These are, respectively,

URL:: https://cs2-api.salesforce.com/services/Soap/c/16.0/00DR0000000DkyR/0DFR00000004FaC
MetadataURL: https://cs2-api.salesforce.com/services/Soap/m/16.0/00DR0000000DkyR

 

(This is a sandbox).

SuperfellSuperfell
The problem is that your request is not namespace valid, in particular the xsi:type attriubte on the metadata element specifies na1:CustomObject, but the ns1 namespace is not declared.
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AlanPerkinsAlanPerkins

Thank you Simon.

 

I misinterpreted the error message and was barking up the wrong tree.

 

Very much appreciated.

gireeshzgireeshz

Hello Fellas,

 

Thanks for posting this information - it has definitely helped me out.  

 

May I ask - is this possible to be done from within a trigger?  That is, can I actually access the Metadata API via trigger to create a field in an object?

 

 

Thanks

Apex LearnerApex Learner

is there any way to edit picklist value through metadat API . 

I am current testing meta data API via SOAP ui and till now I am able to add picklist values .

but can not edit any perticuler picklist value 

 

eg . object : lead 

       field : number__c

  type : picklist

 

values : 1 , 2

 

any methode i can edit 1 to 11  ??