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Quick Start with Deploy and Retrieve
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Use a Manifest File
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Use a Manifest File
If your sandbox isn’t source tracked, or you want to retrieve metadata that hasn’t changed, or you want to retrieve many changes, use a manifest (package.xml) file.
Use the manifest builder tool to create a new project with a given manifest. Also generate a manifest file for your project for a given a set of metadata components instead of editing the package.xml file manually.
Manifest Builder
Automatically generate a manifest file for a given a set of metadata components instead of editing the package.xml file manually:
- In the Explorer view, right-click to select the components you want to use to generate the manifest.
- Run SFDX: Generate Manifest File
- Enter a unique name (without an xml extension) for the manifest file.
A new file is created and added to the manifest folder.
Use the new manifest file to deploy and retrieve source from the org using SFDX: Deploy Source in Manifest to Org or SFDX: Retrieve Source in Manifest from Org command.
See Also
Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code: Create Project with Manifest
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