CustomIndex

Represents an index used to increase the speed of queries.

This type extends Metadata and inherits its fields.

CustomIndex components have the suffix .indx-meta and are stored in the customindexfolder.

Introduced in API version 50.0.

To use this metadata and create a custom index, review Indexes in Best Practices for Deployments with Large Data Volumes, and then contact Salesforce Customer Support.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Description: Indicates whether null values are allowed in the index (true) or not (false). The default value is false.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Introduced: API version 61.0
• Description: Indicates whether boolean fields are indexed (true) or not (false).

The following is an example of a CustomIndex component.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
2<CustomIndex xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3    <allowNullValues>false</allowNullValues>
4    <booleanIndexedValue>true</booleanIndexedValue>
5</CustomIndex>

The wildcard character * (asterisk) in the package.xml manifest file doesn’t apply to metadata types for feature settings. The wildcard applies only when retrieving all settings, not for an individual setting. For details, see Settings. For information about using the manifest file, see Deploying and Retrieving Metadata with the Zip File.