Metadata Field Types

These field types extend the field types described in the SOAP API Developer's Guide.

Field Type	Objects	What the Field Contains
CustomField	Custom object Custom field	Represents a custom field.
DeleteConstraint	Custom field	A string that represents deletion options for lookup relationships. Valid values are: `SetNull` `Restrict` `Cascade`
DeploymentStatus	Custom object Custom field	A string which represents the deployment status of a custom object or field. Valid values are: `InDevelopment` `Deployed`
FieldType	Custom field	Indicates the type of a custom field. Valid values are: `AutoNumber` `Lookup` `MasterDetail` `Checkbox` `Currency` `Date` `DateTime` `Email` `EncryptedText` This information applies to Classic Encryption and not to Platform Encryption. Note `ExternalLookup` `IndirectLookup` `Number`¹ `Percent` `Phone` `Picklist` `MultiselectPicklist` `Summary` `Text` `TextArea` `LongTextArea` `Summary` `Url` `Hierarchy` `File` `CustomDataType` `Html` `Geolocation` ¹ A `Number` custom field is internally represented as a field of type double. Setting the scale of the `Number` field to 0 gives you a double that behaves like an int.
Gender	Custom object	Indicates the gender of the noun that represents the object. This is used for languages where words need different treatment depending on their gender. Valid values are: Masculine Feminine Neuter AnimateMasculine (Slavic languages—currently Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, and Ukrainian) The following genders are displayed in Setup \| Customize \| Names and Labels \| Rename Tabs and Labels but are stored internally as “Feminine”. When setting them through the Metadata API, use “Feminine”. Euter (Swedish) Common (Dutch) Note
Picklist (Including Dependent Picklist)	Custom field	Represents a picklist, a set of labels and values that can be selected from a picklist.
SharingModel	Custom object	Represents the sharing model for the custom object. Depending on the object, valid values are: `Private` `Read` `ReadWrite` `ReadWriteTransfer` `FullAccess` `ControlledByParent` For example, the User object supports `Private` and `Read` values. Accounts, opportunities, and custom objects support `Private`, `Read` and `ReadWrite` values.
StartsWith	Custom object Custom field	Indicates whether the noun starts with a vowel, consonant, or is a special character. This is used for languages where words need different treatment depending on the first character. Valid values are: Consonant Vowel Special (for nouns starting with z, or s plus consonants)
TreatBlanksAs	Custom field	Indicates how blanks should be treated. Valid values are: `BlankAsBlank` `BlankAsZero`

Metadata API Developer’s Guide

Metadata Field Types