Comments on: Saving Time with the Metadata API http://gokubi.com/archives/saving-time-with-the-metadata-api Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AMartin http://gokubi.com/archives/saving-time-with-the-metadata-api/comment-page-1#comment-140681 AMartin Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:17:33 +0000 http://gokubi.com/?p=707#comment-140681 Hi Steve, Thanks for posting about this. I have 7 opportunity page layouts and about 30 layouts for the Contract Object. Now when I need to add a new section or field for a page layout, I modify one layout in the application and then use Eclipse to do the rest. I find the first layout in Eclipse and copy the code of the new section and then paste it into the rest of the layouts that need to be changed. It sure beats modifying 30 different page layouts through the application. Thanks again. Aiden Hi Steve,
Thanks for posting about this. I have 7 opportunity page layouts and about 30 layouts for the Contract Object. Now when I need to add a new section or field for a page layout, I modify one layout in the application and then use Eclipse to do the rest. I find the first layout in Eclipse and copy the code of the new section and then paste it into the rest of the layouts that need to be changed. It sure beats modifying 30 different page layouts through the application.

Thanks again.

Aiden

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]]> By: Kyle Brown http://gokubi.com/archives/saving-time-with-the-metadata-api/comment-page-1#comment-132420 Kyle Brown Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:10:00 +0000 http://gokubi.com/?p=707#comment-132420 Steve and David, I concur that the Force.com IDE and Eclipse are a huge step forward from the developer side. However, for the average admin in any given org, the learning curve may be a bit above the water line for most. DreamFactory offers an admin toolkit that includes a change management application and a data migration tool. Both are easier to use for daily administration and have just been adopted by SFDC's PS teams for their daily engagements. You may want to check it out. You can push objects, profiles, page layouts, workflows, validation rules, and Apex triggers just to name a few, with one click. Steve and David,

I concur that the Force.com IDE and Eclipse are a huge step forward from the developer side. However, for the average admin in any given org, the learning curve may be a bit above the water line for most. DreamFactory offers an admin toolkit that includes a change management application and a data migration tool. Both are easier to use for daily administration and have just been adopted by SFDC’s PS teams for their daily engagements. You may want to check it out. You can push objects, profiles, page layouts, workflows, validation rules, and Apex triggers just to name a few, with one click.

]]> By: Steve http://gokubi.com/archives/saving-time-with-the-metadata-api/comment-page-1#comment-123423 Steve Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:24:30 +0000 http://gokubi.com/?p=707#comment-123423 Yes, great points. We're not a partner, but could become one. The main problem we've got is that our template changes weekly. As we do new work for clients we're continually pulling good stuff back into our template. I've heard the DOT process is a pretty manual one on the sf.com side so I'd be worried about making tons of work for them. Yes, great points. We’re not a partner, but could become one.

The main problem we’ve got is that our template changes weekly. As we do new work for clients we’re continually pulling good stuff back into our template. I’ve heard the DOT process is a pretty manual one on the sf.com side so I’d be worried about making tons of work for them.

]]> By: David Schach http://gokubi.com/archives/saving-time-with-the-metadata-api/comment-page-1#comment-123171 David Schach Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:39:46 +0000 http://gokubi.com/?p=707#comment-123171 The Metadata API, combined with Eclipse, is truly a super time-saver. There is a quicker way to deploy your base template: DOT the org. As a salesforce.com partner, you can create an org that has your base template, and then just ask salesforce.com to create a DOT (an org template, complete with data) which they will store and use whenever you'd like. Alternatively, use Trialforce to create your template, and then just link that to a free trial button on your website. You or the client can click on that and the trial org will be your template - just ask the Account Executive to use that org as the client's org, and you're done. Two hours becomes two minutes! The Metadata API, combined with Eclipse, is truly a super time-saver. There is a quicker way to deploy your base template: DOT the org. As a salesforce.com partner, you can create an org that has your base template, and then just ask salesforce.com to create a DOT (an org template, complete with data) which they will store and use whenever you’d like.
Alternatively, use Trialforce to create your template, and then just link that to a free trial button on your website. You or the client can click on that and the trial org will be your template – just ask the Account Executive to use that org as the client’s org, and you’re done.
Two hours becomes two minutes!

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