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DocumentCategory

Represents a document category.

Parent Type

This type extends the Metadata metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

File Suffix and Directory Location

DocumentCategory components have the suffix .documentCategory and are stored in the documentCategory folder.

Version

DocumentCategory components are available in API version 59.0 and later.

Special Access Rules

Fields

Field Name	Description
description	Field Type string Description A description of the DocumentCategory.
isProtected	Field Type boolean Description An auto-generated value that doesn’t impact the behavior of the metadata type. The default value is `false`.
masterLabel	Field Type string Description Required. The master label of the DocumentCategory. This internal label doesn’t get translated.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a DocumentCategory component.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<DocumentCategory xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3    <masterLabel>Address_Proof</masterLabel>
4</DocumentCategory>

The following is an example package.xml that references the previous definition.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
2<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3    <types>
4        <members>*</members>
5        <name>DocumentCategory</name>
6    </types>
7    <version>59.0</version>
8</Package>

Wildcard Support in the Manifest File

This metadata type supports the wildcard character * (asterisk) in the package.xml manifest file. For information about using the manifest file, see Deploying and Retrieving Metadata with the Zip File.

Metadata API Developer Guide