cmdt generate records

Generate new custom metadata type records from a CSV file.

The custom metadata type must already exist in your project. By default, the Name column is used to determine the record name; use the –name-column flag to specify a different column.

force:cmdt:record:insert

cmdt:record:insert

Flag Name (Long)	Flag Name (Short)	Description
`‑‑csv`	`‑f`	Type: Value Required Pathname of the CSV file.
`‑‑flags‑dir`	N/A	Type: Value Import flag values from a directory.
`‑‑input‑directory`	`‑i`	Type: Value Default value: `force-app/main/default/objects` Directory from which to get the custom metadata type definition from.
`‑‑json`	N/A	Type: Boolean Format output as json.
`‑‑name‑column`	`‑n`	Type: Value Default value: `Name` Column used to determine the name of the record.
`‑‑output‑directory`	`‑d`	Type: Value Default value: `force-app/main/default/customMetadata` Directory to store newly-created custom metadata record files.
`‑‑type‑name`	`‑t`	Type: Value Required API name of the custom metadata type to create a record for. The ‘__mdt’ suffix is appended to the end of the name if it’s omitted.

Generate record metadata files from values in a CSV file for the custom metadata type MyCmdt. Use ‘Name’ as the column that specifies the record name:

Generate record metadata files from a CSV file in the directory different from the default, and use ‘PrimaryKey’ as the column that specifies the record name: