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WaveApplication

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

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Important

File Suffix and Directory Location

WaveApplication components have the suffix .wapp and are stored in the wave folder.

Version

WaveApplication components are available in API version 37.0 and later.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Description
assetIcon	string	The icon that represents the Analytics application.
description	string	The description that appears in the user interface.
folder	string	The internal api name of the folder or application.
masterLabel	string	The user interface label name of the folder or application.
shares	FolderShare	The folder sharing rules.
templateOrigin	string	The internal (unique) name of the template used to create the application. This field is blank if the application wasn’t created from a template.
templateVersion	string	The version assigned to the application template by the template's creator. This field is blank if the application wasn’t created from a template.

Declarative Metadata Sample Definition

The following is an example of a WaveApplication component.

1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>  
2<WaveApplication xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
3  <assetIcon>/analytics/wave/web/proto/images/app/icons/11.png</assetIcon>
4  <description>Application that shows my sales</description>
5  <folder>edit</folder>
6  <masterLabel>Sales Application</masterLabel>
7  <shares>
8   <accessLevel>EditAllContents</accessLevel>
9   <sharedTo>shareswith@org.ee</sharedTo>
10   <sharedToType>User</sharedToType>
11  </shares>
12</WaveApplication>

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