Force.com migration utility

Getting Started with SalesForce CRM
Working Force.com Migration Utility
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History:
Version Description Change Author Publish Date
0.1 Initial Draft Chandra Prakash Sharma 10th
Oct 2013
0.1 Review#1 Amit Sharma 10th
Oct 2013
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Contents
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Force.com Migration Tool Overview .................................................................................................3
Understanding Metadata API :....................................................................................................3
Installing the Force.com Migration Tool..........................................................................................3
How set ant path :.......................................................................................................................4
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Using the Force.com Migration Tool ..............................................................................................5
SalesForce Connection Information:...........................................................................................5
Constructing a Project Manifest :................................................................................................6
Describing Metadata Types :......................................................................................................7
Listing Components for a Metadata Type :................................................................................8
Creating Retrieve Targets :.........................................................................................................9
Retrieving Metadata from a SalesForce Organization :................................................................10

Force.com Migration Tool Overview
The Force.com Migration Tool is a Java/Ant-based command-line utility for moving metadata
between a local directory and a SalesForce organization.
 Development projects where you need to populate a test environment with large amounts of
setup changes — Making these changes using a Web interface could take a long time.
 Multistage release processes — A typical development process requires iterative building,
testing, and staging before releasing to a production environment. Scripted retrieval and
deployment of components can make this process much more efficient.
 Repetitive deployment using the same parameters — You can retrieve all the metadata in
your organization, make changes, and deploy a subset of components. If you need to repeat
this process, it's as simple as calling the same deployment target again.
 When migrating from stage to production is done by IT — Anyone that prefers deploying in a
scripting environment will find the Force.com Migration Tool a familiar process.
Understanding Metadata API :
Metadata API contains a set of objects that manage setup and customization information
(metadata) for your organizations,
and the SOAP calls that manipulate those objects. With Metadata API you can:
 Work with setup configuration as XML metadata files
 Migrate configuration changes between organizations
 Create your own tools for managing organization and application metadata
Installing the Force.com Migration Tool
Before you install the Force.com Migration Tool you will need Java and Ant installed on your local
machine.
you can download on this link : http://ant.apache.org/ and also need JDK 1.6.x or later. .
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
1. Install Java and Ant.
2. Login to a SalesForce organization and download the Force.com Migration Tool, as described in
Installing the Force.com
Migration Tool.
download the Force.com Migration Tool from a SalesForce organization.
Click on Setup > Develop > Tools, then click Force.com Migration Tool. see below.

Save the .zip file locally and extract the contents to the directory of your choice.
Copy ant-salesforce.jar and paste into your Ant installation's lib directory. The lib directory is located
in the
root folder of your Ant installation.
After install Jdk check java version open command prompt then type java -version, you can see
below.
How set ant path :
Syntax Example
SET ANT_HOME=my_path_to_ant_folder Ex : SET ANT_HOME= D:cp
sharmaswapache-ant-1.9.3-binapache-ant-
1.9.3
SET JAVA_HOME=my_path_to_jdk_folder Ex: C:Program FilesJavajdk1.7.0_45
SET PATH=%PATH%;%ANT_HOME%/bin;
%JAVA_HOME%bin;
Ex : SET PATH=%PATH%;%ANT_HOME
%/bin;%JAVA_HOME%bin;
After set path you can check ant version by using this syntax.
syntax : ant -version

Using the Force.com Migration Tool
The Force.com Migration Tool is a Java/Ant-based command-line utility for moving metadata
between a local directory and a SalesForce organization.
The general procedure you will follow when using the Force.com Migration Tool to copy metadata
from one SalesForce organization to another is:
1) Enter credentials and connection information for source SalesForce organization in
build.properties
2) Create retrieve targets in build.xml
3) Construct a project manifest in package.xml
4) Run the Force.com Migration Tool to retrieve metadata files from SalesForce
5) Enter credentials and connection information for destination SalesForce organization in
build.properties
6) Run the Force.com Migration Tool to deploy metadata files or deletions to SalesForce
SalesForce Connection Information:
1. Go to the location where you extracted the Force.com Migration Tool files and open the sample
subdirectory.
2. Open build.properties in a text editor and substitute a valid SalesForce username and password.
If you are using a security token, paste the 25-digit token value to the end of your password.
you can see below.

Constructing a Project Manifest :
The package.xml file is a project manifest that lists all the components you want to retrieve or
deploy in a single request. You can retrieve or deploy only a single package at a time.
The following elements may be defined in package.xml :
Name Description
<fullName> The name of the server-side package to deploy into. If the <fullName> field is
omitted, components will not be assigned to a package when deployed, and
will be in the unpackaged package.
<types> This element contains one or more <members> tags and one <name> tag,
and is used to list the metadata components of a certain type to retrieve or
deploy.
<members> The full name of a component. There is one <members> element defined for
each component in the directory. You can replace the value in this member
with the wildcard character * (asterisk) instead of listing each member
separately.
<name> There is one name defined for each component type in the directory. This is
a child element of <types>.
<version> The Metadata API version number of the files being retrieved or deployed.
When
deploying, all the files must conform to the same version of the Metadata
API.
Specifying Standard Objects :
To retrieve standard objects and/or custom fields on standard objects, you must name the
component in package.xml.

Specifying Named Components :
To retrieve a component, specify the type of component in the <name> element and declare each
component to be retrieved or deployed in the <members> element. The following is a sample
package.
Specifying all Components of a Type :
To retrieve all components of a particular type, use the wildcard symbol (*). For example, to retrieve
all custom objects:
Specifying Standard Objects :
To retrieve standard objects and/or custom fields on standard objects, you must name the
component in package.xml.
Describing Metadata Types :

Field Description
username Required. The SalesForce username for login. The username associated
with this
connection must have the "Modify All Data" permission.
password Required. The password you use to log into the organization associated with
this project. If you are using a security token, paste the 25-digit token value
to the end of your password.
serverurl Optional. The SalesForce server URL (if blank, defaults to
login.salesforce.com).
To connect to a sandbox instance, change this to test.salesforce.com.
apiVersion Optional. The API version to use for the metadata. The default is 29.0.
resultFilePath Optional. The path of the output file where results are stored. The default
output is the console. Directing the output to a file makes it easier to extract
the relevant information for your package.xml manifest file.
trace Optional. Defaults to false. Prints the SOAP requests and responses to the
console.
Note that this will show the user's password in plain text during login.
Get the list of metadata types enabled for your organization, specify a target in the build.xml file
using
Listing Components for a Metadata Type :
The listMetadata target retrieves property information about metadata components in your
organization. This target is useful when you want to identify individual components in package.
Field Description
username Required. The SalesForce username for login. The username associated with
this connection must have the “Modify All Data” permission.
this project. If you are using a security token, paste the 25-digit token value to
the end of your password.
metadataType Required. The name of the metadata type for which you are retrieving
property
information; for example, CustomObject for custom objects, or Report for
custom
reports.
folder The folder associated with the component. This field is required for
components that use folders, such as Dashboard, Document, Email Template,

or Report.
resultFilePath Optional. The path of the output file where results are stored. The default
output is the console. Directing the output to a file makes it easier to extract
the relevant information for your package.xml manifest file.
console.
Get property information for components of one metadata type, such as CustomObject, specify a
target in the build.xml file using
Creating Retrieve Targets :
The build.xml file specifies a series of commands to be executed by Ant. Within the build.xml file
are named targets that process a series of commands when you run Ant with a target name. The
following parameters may be set for each <sf:retrieve> target :
Field Description
username Required. The SalesForce username for login. The username associated with
this connection must have the “Modify All Data” permission.
this project. If you are using a security token, paste the 25-digit token value to
the end of your password.
retrieveTarget Required. The root of the directory structure into which the metadata files are
retrieved.
packageNames Required if unpackaged is not specified. A comma-separated list of the names
of
the packages to retrieve.
pollWaitMillis Optional. Defaults to 10000. The number of milliseconds to wait between
attempts
when polling for results of the retrieve request.
maxPoll Optional. Defaults to 20. The number of times to poll the server for the results
of
the retrieve request.
singlePackage Optional. Defaults to true. This must be set to false if you are retrieving
multiple

packages. If set to false, the retrieved zip file includes an extra top-level
directory
containing a subdirectory for each package.
console.
unpackaged Required if packageNames is not specified. The path and name of a file
manifest
that specifies the components to retrieve.
unzip Optional. Defaults to true. If set to true, the retrieved components are
unzipped.
Retrieving Metadata from a SalesForce Organization :
To retrieve Force.com components :
1. Open a command prompt.
2. Run Ant by specifying a target name in build.xml. If this is the first time you are running Ant, use
ant
retrieveUnpackaged to retrieve unpackaged components specified in package.xml.
Running Tests in a Deployment :
For deployment to a production organization, all the tests in your organization, except for those that
originate from installed
If the deployment includes components for any of the following metadata types, all the tests are
automatically run.
 ApexClass
 ApexComponent
 ApexPage
 ApexTrigger
 ArticleType
 CriteriaBasedSharingRule
 CustomDataType
 CustomField
 CustomObject
 DataCategoryGroup
 Flow
 InstalledPackage
 NamedFilter
 OwnerSharingRule
 PermissionSet
 Profile
 Queue
 RemoteSiteSettingRecordType
 Role
 SharingReason

 Territory
 Validation Rules
 Workflow

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