Salesforce Metadata Dependencies

 

Hi,

Did you ever wanted to where is a Salesforce Metadata component used? If yes, this article is for you.

Here is an easy way how you can quickly find Salesforce Metadata Dependencies by selecting the components you want to check. For example you can select Custom Fields on an Custom Object to find out where they are used.

Solution

1. Login to https://www.packmagix.com using your Salesforce credentials.

2. Click on 'Metadata Dependencies (Beta)' menu item in the Home tab.

3. Select a Metadata Type to find dependencies of. Example Custom Fields 

Select an Object Name (e.g. Shipment__c) for which you want to select Custom Fields.

Select all fields you want to find out where they are used and click on Add Rows button.

4.  Click on Get Dependencies button and wait for the results to appear on the screen. 

5. You can optionally export the results using Download as CSV button and open in Excel to review..

Note: Salesforce Metadata Dependency APIs allow us to query on Salesforce Metadata dependencies using Tooling API. However, some of the Metadata Types such as Reports / Workflows are not available with Tooling API. You can use the PackMagix Metadata Search feature for finding detailed results of  dependencies like Reports  / Workflows etc.