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deploy()
Uses file representations of components to create, update, or delete those components in an organization.
Syntax
1AsyncResult = metadatabinding.deploy(base64 zipFile, DeployOptions deployOptions)Usage
Use this call to take file representations of components and deploy them into an organization by creating, updating, or deleting the components they represent.
In API version 29.0, Salesforce improved the deployment status properties and removed the requirement to use checkStatus() after a deploy() call to get information about deployments. Salesforce continues to support the use of checkStatus() when using deploy() with API version 28.0 or earlier.
For API version 29.0 or later, deploy (create or update) packaged or unpackaged components using the following steps.
- Issue a deploy() call to start the asynchronous deployment. An AsyncResult object is returned. Note the value in the id field and use it for the next step.
- Issue a checkDeployStatus() call in a loop until the done field of the returned DeployResult contains true, which means that the call is completed. The DeployResult object contains information about an in-progress or completed deployment started using the deploy() call. When calling checkDeployStatus(), pass in the id value from the AsyncResult object from the first step.
For API version 28.0 or earlier, deploy (create or update) packaged or unpackaged components using the following steps.
- Issue a deploy() call to start the asynchronous deployment. An AsyncResult object is returned. If the call is completed, the done field contains true. Most often, the call is not completed quickly enough to be noted in the first result. If it is completed, note the value in the id field returned and skip the next step.
- If the call is not complete, issue a checkStatus() call in a loop using the value in the id field of the AsyncResult object returned by the deploy() call in the previous step. Check the AsyncResult object which is returned until the done field contains true. The time taken to complete a deploy() call depends on the size of the zip file being deployed, so a longer wait time between iterations should be used as the size of the zip file increases.
- Issue a checkDeployStatus() call to obtain the results of the deploy() call, using the id value returned in the first step.
To delete items, use the same procedure, but also include a delete manifest file named destructiveChanges.xml. To bypass the Recycle Bin, see purgeOnDelete.
The format of destructiveChanges.xml is the same as package.xml, except that wildcards are not supported.
The following is a sample destructiveChanges.xml file that names a single custom object to be deleted:
1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3 <types>
4 <members>MyCustomObject__c</members>
5 <name>CustomObject</name>
6 </types>
7</Package>In order to deploy the destructive changes, you must also have a package.xml file that lists no components to deploy, includes the API version, and is in the same directory as destructiveChanges.xml:
1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3 <version>30.0</version>
4</Package>To track the status of deployments that are in progress or completed in the last 30 days, from Setup, click or .
You can cancel a deployment while it’s in progress or in the queue by clicking Cancel next to the deployment. The deployment then has the status Cancel Requested until the deployment is completely canceled. A canceled deployment is listed in the Failed section.
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| zipFile | base64 | Base 64-encoded binary data. Client applications must encode the binary data as base64. |
| deployOptions | DeployOptions | Encapsulates options for determining which packages or files are deployed. |
DeployOptions
The following deployment options can be selected for this call:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| allowMissingFiles | boolean | Specifies whether a deploy succeeds even if files that are
specified in package.xml but are not in the .zip file (true or not false). Do not set this argument for deployment to production organizations. |
| autoUpdatePackage | boolean | If a file is in the .zip file but not specified in package.xml, specifies
whether the file should be automatically added to the package (true or not false). A retrieve() is
automatically issued with the updated package.xml that includes the .zip file. Do not set this argument for deployment to production organizations. |
| checkOnly | boolean | Indicates whether Apex classes and triggers are saved to the organization as part of the deployment (false) or not (true). Defaults to false. Any errors or messages that would have been issued are still generated. This parameter is similar to the Salesforce Ant tool’s checkOnly parameter. |
| ignoreWarnings | boolean | Indicates whether a warning
should allow a deployment to complete successfully (true) or not (false). Defaults to false. The DeployMessage object for a warning contains the following values:
If a warning occurs and ignoreWarnings is set to true, the success field in DeployMessage is true. If ignoreWarnings is set to false, success is set to false and the warning is treated like an error. This field is available in API version 18.0 and later. Prior to version 18.0, there was no distinction between warnings and errors. All problems were treated as errors and prevented a successful deployment. |
| performRetrieve | boolean | Indicates whether a retrieve() call is performed immediately after the deployment (true) or not (false). Set to true in order to retrieve whatever was just deployed. |
| purgeOnDelete | boolean | If true, the deleted components in the destructiveChanges.xml manifest file aren't stored in the Recycle Bin. Instead, they become immediately eligible for deletion. This field is available in API version 22.0 and later. This option only works in Developer Edition or sandbox organizations; it doesn't work in production organizations. |
| rollbackOnError | boolean | Indicates whether any failure causes a complete rollback (true) or not (false). If false, whatever set of actions can be performed without errors are performed, and errors are returned for the remaining actions. This parameter must be set to true if you are deploying to a production organization. The default is false. |
| runAllTests | boolean | If true, all Apex tests defined in the organization are run. For deployment to a production organization, all tests, except for those that originate from installed managed packages, are automatically run regardless of this argument. If any of the tests fail when the rollbackOnError parameter is set to true, the entire deployment will roll back. |
| runTests | string[] | A list of Apex tests to be run during deployment. Specify the class name, one name
per instance. The class name may also specify a namespace with a dot.
For example, to run three tests:If any of these tests fail when the rollbackOnError parameter is set to true, the deployment is rolled back and no changes will be made to your organization. |
| singlePackage | boolean | Indicates whether the specified .zip file points to a directory structure with a single package (true) or a set of packages (false). |
Response
Sample Code—Java
This sample shows how to deploy components in a zip file. See the retrieve() sample code for details on how to retrieve a zip file.
1swfobject.registerObject("clippy.codeblock-4", "9");package com.doc.samples;
2
3import java.io.*;
4
5import java.rmi.RemoteException;
6
7import com.sforce.soap.metadata.AsyncResult;
8import com.sforce.soap.metadata.DeployDetails;
9import com.sforce.soap.metadata.MetadataConnection;
10import com.sforce.soap.metadata.DeployOptions;
11import com.sforce.soap.metadata.DeployResult;
12import com.sforce.soap.metadata.DeployMessage;
13import com.sforce.soap.metadata.RunTestsResult;
14import com.sforce.soap.metadata.RunTestFailure;
15import com.sforce.soap.metadata.CodeCoverageWarning;
16import com.sforce.soap.partner.LoginResult;
17import com.sforce.soap.partner.PartnerConnection;
18import com.sforce.ws.ConnectionException;
19import com.sforce.ws.ConnectorConfig;
20
21/**
22 * Deploy a zip file of metadata components.
23 * Prerequisite: Have a deploy.zip file that includes a package.xml manifest file that
24 * details the contents of the zip file.
25 */
26public class DeploySample {
27 // binding for the metadata WSDL used for making metadata API calls
28 private MetadataConnection metadataConnection;
29
30 static BufferedReader rdr = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
31
32 private static final String ZIP_FILE = "deploy.zip";
33
34 // one second in milliseconds
35 private static final long ONE_SECOND = 1000;
36 // maximum number of attempts to deploy the zip file
37 private static final int MAX_NUM_POLL_REQUESTS = 50;
38
39 public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
40 final String USERNAME = "user@company.com";
41 // This is only a sample. Hard coding passwords in source files is a bad practice.
42 final String PASSWORD = "password";
43 final String URL = "https://login.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/29.0";
44
45 DeploySample sample = new DeploySample(USERNAME, PASSWORD, URL);
46 sample.deployZip();
47 }
48
49 public DeploySample(String username, String password, String loginUrl) throws ConnectionException {
50 createMetadataConnection(username, password, loginUrl);
51 }
52
53 public void deployZip()
54 throws RemoteException, Exception
55 {
56 byte zipBytes[] = readZipFile();
57 DeployOptions deployOptions = new DeployOptions();
58 deployOptions.setPerformRetrieve(false);
59 deployOptions.setRollbackOnError(true);
60 AsyncResult asyncResult = metadataConnection.deploy(zipBytes, deployOptions);
61 String asyncResultId = asyncResult.getId();
62
63 // Wait for the deploy to complete
64 int poll = 0;
65 long waitTimeMilliSecs = ONE_SECOND;
66 DeployResult deployResult = null;
67 boolean fetchDetails;
68 do {
69 Thread.sleep(waitTimeMilliSecs);
70 // double the wait time for the next iteration
71 waitTimeMilliSecs *= 2;
72 if (poll++ > MAX_NUM_POLL_REQUESTS) {
73 throw new Exception("Request timed out. If this is a large set " +
74 "of metadata components, check that the time allowed by " +
75 "MAX_NUM_POLL_REQUESTS is sufficient.");
76 }
77
78 // Fetch in-progress details once for every 3 polls
79 fetchDetails = (poll % 3 == 0);
80 deployResult = metadataConnection.checkDeployStatus(asyncResultId, fetchDetails);
81 System.out.println("Status is: " + deployResult.getStatus());
82 if (!deployResult.isDone() && fetchDetails) {
83 printErrors(deployResult, "Failures for deployment in progress:\n");
84 }
85 }
86 while (!deployResult.isDone());
87
88 if (!deployResult.isSuccess() && deployResult.getErrorStatusCode() != null) {
89 throw new Exception(deployResult.getErrorStatusCode() + " msg: " +
90 deployResult.getErrorMessage());
91 }
92
93 if (!fetchDetails) {
94 // Get the final result with details if we didn't do it in the last attempt.
95 deployResult = metadataConnection.checkDeployStatus(asyncResultId, true);
96 }
97
98 if (!deployResult.isSuccess()) {
99 printErrors(deployResult, "Final list of failures:\n");
100 throw new Exception("The files were not successfully deployed");
101 }
102
103 System.out.println("The file " + ZIP_FILE + " was successfully deployed");
104 }
105
106 /**
107 * Read the zip file contents into a byte array.
108 * @return byte[]
109 * @throws Exception - if cannot find the zip file to deploy
110 */
111 private byte[] readZipFile()
112 throws Exception
113 {
114 // We assume here that you have a deploy.zip file.
115 // See the retrieve sample for how to retrieve a zip file.
116 File deployZip = new File(ZIP_FILE);
117 if (!deployZip.exists() || !deployZip.isFile())
118 throw new Exception("Cannot find the zip file to deploy. Looking for " +
119 deployZip.getAbsolutePath());
120
121 FileInputStream fos = new FileInputStream(deployZip);
122 ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
123 int readbyte = -1;
124 while ((readbyte = fos.read()) != -1) {
125 bos.write(readbyte);
126 }
127 fos.close();
128 bos.close();
129 return bos.toByteArray();
130 }
131
132
133 /**
134 * Print out any errors, if any, related to the deploy.
135 * @param result - DeployResult
136 */
137 private void printErrors(DeployResult result, String messageHeader)
138 {
139 DeployDetails deployDetails = result.getDetails();
140
141 StringBuilder errorMessageBuilder = new StringBuilder();
142 if (deployDetails != null) {
143 DeployMessage[] componentFailures = deployDetails.getComponentFailures();
144 for (DeployMessage message : componentFailures) {
145 String loc = (message.getLineNumber() == 0 ? "" :
146 ("(" + message.getLineNumber() + "," +
147 message.getColumnNumber() + ")"));
148 if (loc.length() == 0
149 && !message.getFileName().equals(message.getFullName())) {
150 loc = "(" + message.getFullName() + ")";
151 }
152 errorMessageBuilder.append(message.getFileName() + loc + ":" +
153 message.getProblem()).append('\n');
154 }
155 RunTestsResult rtr = deployDetails.getRunTestResult();
156 if (rtr.getFailures() != null) {
157 for (RunTestFailure failure : rtr.getFailures()) {
158 String n = (failure.getNamespace() == null ? "" :
159 (failure.getNamespace() + ".")) + failure.getName();
160 errorMessageBuilder.append("Test failure, method: " + n + "." +
161 failure.getMethodName() + " -- " +
162 failure.getMessage() + " stack " +
163 failure.getStackTrace() + "\n\n");
164 }
165 }
166 if (rtr.getCodeCoverageWarnings() != null) {
167 for (CodeCoverageWarning ccw : rtr.getCodeCoverageWarnings()) {
168 errorMessageBuilder.append("Code coverage issue");
169 if (ccw.getName() != null) {
170 String n = (ccw.getNamespace() == null ? "" :
171 (ccw.getNamespace() + ".")) + ccw.getName();
172 errorMessageBuilder.append(", class: " + n);
173 }
174 errorMessageBuilder.append(" -- " + ccw.getMessage() + "\n");
175 }
176 }
177 }
178
179 if (errorMessageBuilder.length() > 0) {
180 errorMessageBuilder.insert(0, messageHeader);
181 System.out.println(errorMessageBuilder.toString());
182 }
183 }
184
185 private void createMetadataConnection(
186 final String username,
187 final String password,
188 final String loginUrl) throws ConnectionException {
189
190 final ConnectorConfig loginConfig = new ConnectorConfig();
191 loginConfig.setAuthEndpoint(loginUrl);
192 loginConfig.setServiceEndpoint(loginUrl);
193 loginConfig.setManualLogin(true);
194 LoginResult loginResult = (new PartnerConnection(loginConfig)).login(username, password);
195
196 final ConnectorConfig metadataConfig = new ConnectorConfig();
197 metadataConfig.setServiceEndpoint(loginResult.getMetadataServerUrl());
198 metadataConfig.setSessionId(loginResult.getSessionId());
199 this.metadataConnection = new MetadataConnection(metadataConfig);
200 }
201
202}