Metadata API Developer Guide
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ProfileActionOverride
Represents an override of an ActionOverride by a
user profile. You can use it to override an ActionOverride on a standard Home tab or object
record page in Lightning Experience. When a user logs in with a profile, a matching
ProfileActionOverride assignment takes precedence over existing overrides for the Home tab or
record page specified in ActionOverride.
You can access ProfileActionOverride only by accessing its
encompassing CustomApplication
or Profile. Available in API version
39.0 and later.
File Suffix and Directory Location
Profile-based action overrides are defined as part of a custom application or profile.
Version
ProfileActionOverrides are available in API version 39.0 and later.
Fields
| Field Name | Field Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| actionName | string |
The name of the action. The only valid values are
Tab.and View. If pageOrSobjectType is standard-home, this field must be Tab. The Tab action is supported only when ProfileActionOverride is being specified as part of a Profile. If pageOrSobjectType is record-home, this field must be View. The View action is supported only when ProfileActionOverride is being specified as part of a CustomApplication. |
| content | string | Read-only. Represents the name of the Lightning page being used as the override. |
| formFactor | FormFactor (enumeration of type string) | The size of the page being overridden. The Large value represents the Lightning Experience desktop environment. |
| pageOrSobjectType | string | The name of the page being overridden. The only valid values are record-home and standard-home. |
| recordType | string | The record type associated with the override. If pageOrSobjectType is standard-home, this field must be null. This field is required when actionName is set to View. |
| type | ActionOverrideType (enumeration of type string) | Read-only. The type of action override. The only valid value is flexipage. |
Declarative Metadata Sample Definition
You can define a ProfileActionOverride like this.
1<CustomApplication xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
2 <profileActionOverrides>
3 <actionName>View</actionName>
4 <content>CustomObjectFlexiPage</content>
5 <formFactor>Large</formFactor>
6 <pageOrSobjectType>TestObj__c</pageOrSobjectType>
7 <type>Flexipage</type>
8 <profile>standard</profile>
9 <recordType>TestObj__c.TestRecordType</recordType>
10 </profileActionOverrides>
11 <defaultLandingTab>standard-home</defaultLandingTab>
12 <formFactors>Large</formFactors>
13 <label>My Custom App</label>
14 <tab>standard-Account</tab>
15 <tab>standard-Opportunity</tab>
16 <uiType>Lightning</uiType>
17 <navType>Standard</navType>
18</CustomApplication>Here is an example package.xml.
1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3 <types>
4 <members>MyCustomApp</members>
5 <name>CustomApplication</name>
6 </types>
7 <version>39.0</version>
8</Package>