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deploy()

Uses file representations of components to create, update, or delete those components in an organization.

Syntax

1AsyncResult = metadatabinding.deploy(base64 zipFile, DeployOptions deployOptions)

Usage

Use this call to take file representations of components and deploy them into an organization by creating, updating, or deleting the components they represent.

Metadata API can deploy and retrieve up to 10,000 files or 400 MB at one time. If either of these limits is exceeded, the deployment or retrieval fails.

Note

In API version 29.0, Salesforce improved the deployment status properties and removed the requirement to use checkStatus() after a deploy() call to get information about deployments. Salesforce continues to support the use of checkStatus() when using deploy() with API version 28.0 or earlier.

For API version 29.0 or later, deploy (create or update) packaged or unpackaged components using the following steps.

  1. Issue a deploy() call to start the asynchronous deployment. An AsyncResult object is returned. Note the value in the id field and use it for the next step.
  2. Issue a checkDeployStatus() call in a loop until the done field of the returned DeployResult contains true, which means that the call is completed. The DeployResult object contains information about an in-progress or completed deployment started using the deploy() call. When calling checkDeployStatus(), pass in the id value from the AsyncResult object from the first step.

For API version 28.0 or earlier, deploy (create or update) packaged or unpackaged components using the following steps.

  1. Issue a deploy() call to start the asynchronous deployment. An AsyncResult object is returned. If the call is completed, the done field contains true. Most often, the call is not completed quickly enough to be noted in the first result. If it is completed, note the value in the id field returned and skip the next step.
  2. If the call is not complete, issue a checkStatus() call in a loop using the value in the id field of the AsyncResult object returned by the deploy() call in the previous step. Check the AsyncResult object which is returned until the done field contains true. The time taken to complete a deploy() call depends on the size of the zip file being deployed, so a longer wait time between iterations should be used as the size of the zip file increases.
  3. Issue a checkDeployStatus() call to obtain the results of the deploy() call, using the id value returned in the first step.

To track the status of deployments that are in progress or completed in the last 30 days, from Setup, click Deployment Status or Deploy | Deployment Status.

You can cancel a deployment while it’s in progress or in the queue by clicking Cancel next to the deployment. The deployment then has the status Cancel Requested until the deployment is completely canceled. A canceled deployment is listed in the Failed section.

The package.xml file is a project manifest that lists all the components that you want to retrieve or deploy. You can use package.xml to add components. To delete components, add another manifest file. See Deleting Components from an Organization.

Permissions

Your client application must be logged in with the “Modify All Data” permission.

Arguments

Name Type Description
zipFile base64 Base 64-encoded binary data. Client applications must encode the binary data as base64.
deployOptions DeployOptions Encapsulates options for determining which packages or files are deployed.

DeployOptions

The following deployment options can be selected for this call:

Name Type Description
allowMissingFiles boolean Specifies whether a deploy succeeds even if files that are specified in package.xml but are not in the .zip file (true or not false).

Do not set this argument for deployment to production organizations.

autoUpdatePackage boolean If a file is in the .zip file but not specified in package.xml, specifies whether the file should be automatically added to the package (true or not false). A retrieve() is automatically issued with the updated package.xml that includes the .zip file.

Do not set this argument for deployment to production organizations.

checkOnly boolean Indicates whether Apex classes and triggers are saved to the organization as part of the deployment (false) or not (true). Defaults to false. Any errors or messages that would have been issued are still generated. This parameter is similar to the Salesforce Ant tool’s checkOnly parameter.
ignoreWarnings boolean Indicates whether a warning should allow a deployment to complete successfully (true) or not (false). Defaults to false.

The DeployMessage object for a warning contains the following values:

  • problemTypeWarning
  • problem—The text of the warning.

If a warning occurs and ignoreWarnings is set to true, the success field in DeployMessage is true. If ignoreWarnings is set to false, success is set to false and the warning is treated like an error.

This field is available in API version 18.0 and later. Prior to version 18.0, there was no distinction between warnings and errors. All problems were treated as errors and prevented a successful deployment.

performRetrieve boolean Indicates whether a retrieve() call is performed immediately after the deployment (true) or not (false). Set to true in order to retrieve whatever was just deployed.
purgeOnDelete boolean If true, the deleted components in the destructiveChanges.xml manifest file aren't stored in the Recycle Bin. Instead, they become immediately eligible for deletion.

This field is available in API version 22.0 and later.

This option only works in Developer Edition or sandbox organizations; it doesn't work in production organizations.

rollbackOnError boolean Indicates whether any failure causes a complete rollback (true) or not (false). If false, whatever set of actions can be performed without errors are performed, and errors are returned for the remaining actions. This parameter must be set to true if you are deploying to a production organization. The default is false.
runAllTests boolean (Deprecated and only available in API version 33.0 and earlier.) This field defaults to false. Set to true to run all Apex tests after deployment, including tests that originate from installed managed packages.
runTests string[] A list of Apex tests to run during deployment. Specify the class name, one name per instance. The class name can also specify a namespace with a dot notation. For more information, see Running a Subset of Tests in a Deployment.

To use this option, set testLevel to RunSpecifiedTests.

singlePackage boolean Indicates whether the specified .zip file points to a directory structure with a single package (true) or a set of packages (false).
testLevel TestLevel (enumeration of type string) Optional. Specifies which tests are run as part of a deployment. The test level is enforced regardless of the types of components that are present in the deployment package. Valid values are:
  • NoTestRun—No tests are run. This test level applies only to deployments to development environments, such as sandbox, Developer Edition, or trial organizations. This test level is the default for development environments.
  • RunSpecifiedTests—Only the tests that you specify in the runTests option are run. Code coverage requirements differ from the default coverage requirements when using this test level. Each class and trigger in the deployment package must be covered by the executed tests for a minimum of 75% code coverage. This coverage is computed for each class and trigger individually and is different than the overall coverage percentage.
  • RunLocalTests—All tests in your organization are run, except the ones that originate from installed managed packages. This test level is the default for production deployments that include Apex classes or triggers.
  • RunAllTestsInOrg—All tests are run. The tests include all tests in your organization, including tests of managed packages.

If you don’t specify a test level, the default test execution behavior is used. See Running Tests in a Deployment.

This field is available in API version 34.0 and later.

Response

AsyncResult

Sample Code—Java

This sample shows how to deploy components in a zip file. See the retrieve() sample code for details on how to retrieve a zip file.

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17package com.doc.samples;
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19import java.io.*;
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21import java.rmi.RemoteException;
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23import com.sforce.soap.metadata.AsyncResult;
24import com.sforce.soap.metadata.DeployDetails;
25import com.sforce.soap.metadata.MetadataConnection;
26import com.sforce.soap.metadata.DeployOptions;
27import com.sforce.soap.metadata.DeployResult;
28import com.sforce.soap.metadata.DeployMessage;
29import com.sforce.soap.metadata.RunTestsResult;
30import com.sforce.soap.metadata.RunTestFailure;
31import com.sforce.soap.metadata.CodeCoverageWarning;
32import com.sforce.soap.enterprise.LoginResult;
33import com.sforce.soap.enterprise.EnterpriseConnection;
34import com.sforce.ws.ConnectionException;
35import com.sforce.ws.ConnectorConfig;
36
37/**
38 * Deploy a zip file of metadata components. 
39 * Prerequisite: Have a deploy.zip file that includes a package.xml manifest file that 
40 * details the contents of the zip file.
41 */
42public class DeploySample {
43    // binding for the metadata WSDL used for making metadata API calls
44    private MetadataConnection metadataConnection;
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46    static BufferedReader rdr = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
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48    private static final String ZIP_FILE = "deploy.zip";
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50    // one second in milliseconds
51    private static final long ONE_SECOND = 1000;
52    // maximum number of attempts to deploy the zip file
53    private static final int MAX_NUM_POLL_REQUESTS = 50; 
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55    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
56        final String USERNAME = "user@company.com";
57        // This is only a sample. Hard coding passwords in source files is a bad practice.
58        final String PASSWORD = "password"; 
59        final String URL = "https://login.salesforce.com/services/Soap/c/29.0";
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61        DeploySample sample = new DeploySample(USERNAME, PASSWORD, URL);
62        sample.deployZip();
63    }
64    
65    public DeploySample(String username, String password, String loginUrl) 
66            throws ConnectionException {
67        createMetadataConnection(username, password, loginUrl);
68    }
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70    public void deployZip()
71        throws RemoteException, Exception
72    {
73        byte zipBytes[] = readZipFile();
74        DeployOptions deployOptions = new DeployOptions();
75        deployOptions.setPerformRetrieve(false);
76        deployOptions.setRollbackOnError(true);
77        AsyncResult asyncResult = metadataConnection.deploy(zipBytes, deployOptions);
78        String asyncResultId = asyncResult.getId();
79        
80        // Wait for the deploy to complete
81        int poll = 0;
82        long waitTimeMilliSecs = ONE_SECOND;
83        DeployResult deployResult = null;
84        boolean fetchDetails;
85        do {
86            Thread.sleep(waitTimeMilliSecs);
87            // double the wait time for the next iteration
88            waitTimeMilliSecs *= 2;
89            if (poll++ > MAX_NUM_POLL_REQUESTS) {
90                throw new Exception("Request timed out. If this is a large set " +
91                        "of metadata components, check that the time allowed by " +
92                        "MAX_NUM_POLL_REQUESTS is sufficient.");
93            }
94            
95            // Fetch in-progress details once for every 3 polls
96            fetchDetails = (poll % 3 == 0);
97            deployResult = metadataConnection.checkDeployStatus(asyncResultId, fetchDetails);
98            System.out.println("Status is: " + deployResult.getStatus());
99            if (!deployResult.isDone() && fetchDetails) {
100                printErrors(deployResult, "Failures for deployment in progress:\n");
101            }
102        }
103        while (!deployResult.isDone());
104        
105        if (!deployResult.isSuccess() && deployResult.getErrorStatusCode() != null) {
106            throw new Exception(deployResult.getErrorStatusCode() + " msg: " +
107                    deployResult.getErrorMessage());
108        }
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110        if (!fetchDetails) {
111            // Get the final result with details if we didn't do it in the last attempt.
112            deployResult = metadataConnection.checkDeployStatus(asyncResultId, true);
113        }
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115        if (!deployResult.isSuccess()) {
116            printErrors(deployResult, "Final list of failures:\n");
117            throw new Exception("The files were not successfully deployed");
118        }
119        
120        System.out.println("The file " + ZIP_FILE + " was successfully deployed");
121    }
122    
123    /**
124     * Read the zip file contents into a byte array.
125     * @return byte[]
126     * @throws Exception - if cannot find the zip file to deploy
127     */
128    private byte[] readZipFile()
129        throws Exception
130    {
131        // We assume here that you have a deploy.zip file.
132        // See the retrieve sample for how to retrieve a zip file.
133        File deployZip = new File(ZIP_FILE);
134        if (!deployZip.exists() || !deployZip.isFile())
135            throw new Exception("Cannot find the zip file to deploy. Looking for " +
136                    deployZip.getAbsolutePath());
137        
138        FileInputStream fos = new FileInputStream(deployZip);
139        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
140        int readbyte = -1;
141        while ((readbyte = fos.read()) != -1)  {
142            bos.write(readbyte);
143        }
144        fos.close();
145        bos.close();
146        return bos.toByteArray();
147    }
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150    /**
151     * Print out any errors, if any, related to the deploy.
152     * @param result - DeployResult
153     */
154    private void printErrors(DeployResult result, String messageHeader)
155    {
156        DeployDetails deployDetails = result.getDetails();
157        
158        StringBuilder errorMessageBuilder = new StringBuilder();
159        if (deployDetails != null) {
160            DeployMessage[] componentFailures = deployDetails.getComponentFailures();
161            for (DeployMessage message : componentFailures) {
162                String loc = (message.getLineNumber() == 0 ? "" :
163                    ("(" + message.getLineNumber() + "," +
164                            message.getColumnNumber() + ")"));
165                if (loc.length() == 0
166                        && !message.getFileName().equals(message.getFullName())) {
167                    loc = "(" + message.getFullName() + ")";
168                }
169                errorMessageBuilder.append(message.getFileName() + loc + ":" +
170                        message.getProblem()).append('\n');
171            }
172            RunTestsResult rtr = deployDetails.getRunTestResult();
173            if (rtr.getFailures() != null) {
174                for (RunTestFailure failure : rtr.getFailures()) {
175                    String n = (failure.getNamespace() == null ? "" :
176                        (failure.getNamespace() + ".")) + failure.getName();
177                    errorMessageBuilder.append("Test failure, method: " + n + "." +
178                            failure.getMethodName() + " -- " +
179                            failure.getMessage() + " stack " +
180                            failure.getStackTrace() + "\n\n");
181                }
182            }
183            if (rtr.getCodeCoverageWarnings() != null) {
184                for (CodeCoverageWarning ccw : rtr.getCodeCoverageWarnings()) {
185                    errorMessageBuilder.append("Code coverage issue");
186                    if (ccw.getName() != null) {
187                        String n = (ccw.getNamespace() == null ? "" :
188                            (ccw.getNamespace() + ".")) + ccw.getName();
189                        errorMessageBuilder.append(", class: " + n);
190                    }
191                    errorMessageBuilder.append(" -- " + ccw.getMessage() + "\n");
192                }
193            }
194        }
195        
196        if (errorMessageBuilder.length() > 0) {
197            errorMessageBuilder.insert(0, messageHeader);
198            System.out.println(errorMessageBuilder.toString());
199        }
200    }
201    
202    private void createMetadataConnection( 
203        final String username,
204        final String password,
205        final String loginUrl) throws ConnectionException {
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207        final ConnectorConfig loginConfig = new ConnectorConfig();
208        loginConfig.setAuthEndpoint(loginUrl);
209        loginConfig.setServiceEndpoint(loginUrl);
210        loginConfig.setManualLogin(true);
211        LoginResult loginResult = (new EnterpriseConnection(loginConfig)).login(
212                username, password);
213        
214        final ConnectorConfig metadataConfig = new ConnectorConfig();
215        metadataConfig.setServiceEndpoint(loginResult.getMetadataServerUrl());
216        metadataConfig.setSessionId(loginResult.getSessionId());
217        this.metadataConnection = new MetadataConnection(metadataConfig);
218    }
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220}