Force.com IDE Developer Guide

Get Started with the Force.com IDE
Develop with the Force.com IDE
Project Basics
Create a Force.com Project
Project Properties
Add or Remove Metadata Components
Component Properties
Upgrade Project
Apex Code in the Force.com IDE
Lightning Components in the Force.com IDE
Server Synchronization
Test Code with the Force.com IDE
Deploy Code with the Force.com IDE
Get Started with the Apex Debugger
Solutions to Common Force.com IDE Problems
Force.com IDE Release Notes
Useful References
PDF

Project Properties

Use the Force.com IDE’s project properties dialog to modify an existing project: to update organization credentials and connection settings, change the included metadata components, and adjust view settings. To open the project properties dialog, right-click your top-level project folder and select Properties.

Force.com IDE is in a maintenance-only state. We still provide support for the product through our official channels, but updates prior to October 12, 2019 will be only for critical security issues that arise. On October 12, 2019, we will no longer provide support or updates of any kind for Force.com IDE. On that date, we will also begin archiving documentation and removing download links for the product. We recommend that you start migrating to Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code or one of the great tools made by our partners. For more information, see The Future of Salesforce IDEs on the Salesforce Developers Blog.

Warning

The project properties dialog includes standard Eclipse property pages and the following Force.com project property pages.
  • Force.com Project Properties: The properties on the main page determine a Force.com project’s Salesforce connection settings. Use this page to update your password or security token, change timeout values, or associate your project with a different home organization. For details on these properties, see Project Properties.
  • Apex Code Settings: This page allows you to define default logging levels for the tests that execute during your deployments and during Execute Anonymous code execution. For details on these settings, see Apex Code Settings: Log Category and Log Level.
  • Force.com Project Contents: This page shows the contents of your project based on the project manifest file (package.xml). To add or remove metadata components from your project, click Add/Remove Metadata Components. If this project contains a package, the server determines which files are retrieved. You can change the contents of the package only on the server, not from this page. When you change project contents, you are prompted to refresh files from the server.