Tableau Connector for Salesforce

Build 25.0.9434

MetadataRetrieve

Retrieves metadata components from a Salesforce organization for backup or modification.

Input

Name Type Description
PackageNames String A list of metadata package names to retrieve from Salesforce. Leave this blank if you are only retrieving unpackaged components.
SinglePackage String Indicates whether the retrieve operation targets a single package. Set to 'true' if retrieving metadata from one package only; set to 'false' for multiple packages.
SpecificFiles String A list of specific file paths to retrieve. This must only be used when retrieving from a single package and when PackageNames is not specified.
ManifestLocation String Path to a local package.xml file that defines the metadata components to retrieve. If not set, the retrieve operation defaults to fetching all custom objects. You can find package.xml files here: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/manifest_samples.htm.
DownloadLocation String The local file system path where the retrieved ZIP file will be saved. If not specified, the ZIP file is saved in the current directory.

Result Set Columns

Name Type Description
Success String Returns 'true' if the metadata retrieval operation completed successfully; otherwise, 'false'.
FullPath String The complete file path and name where the retrieved metadata ZIP file was saved.

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