Salesforce Configuration from Custom Metadata Types
Salesforce Configuration from Custom Metadata Types Custom Metadata Types are a very powerful capability in the Salesforce platform it can in process builder, formulas, and validation rules. I wanted to give some background and examples to help admins understand how it could be used in their orgs. The main advantage to using the custom metadata types is you can add both definition and records in the package or changeset. Advantages to Custom Metadata: 1. You can control the visibility of Custom Metadata Types by specifying it as public or protected. 2. We can create fields like Picklist fields, long text areas also able to do with page layouts, and validation rules. 3. Asynchronous (without using remote site settings) insert/update in Apex via Metadata.MetadataOperations.enqueueDeployment() 4. Custom Metadata have a option for access for edit the records with “Configure Application” but you require “Author Apex” to edit the configuration. 5. Custom metadata is also visi