MetadataCatalogRecipes

MetadataCatalogRecipes Class

Demonstrates how to query the Metadata Catalog. This is sometimes faster that Schema Describe calls especially for large complex orgs

Group Data Recipes

Methods

findAllFormulaFields()

SUPPRESSWARNINGS

Demonstrates how to query the EntityDefinition Object to find all formula fields in your Org. This method returns a Map of Object's Qualified API name -> Map of Field Names -> Types

Note: This method has a false-positive PMD warning. PMD isn't aware of the purpose or functionality of CanTheUser.* so it doesn't undersatnd that we are, in fact, checking for CRUD / FLS permissions prior to querying.

Signature

public static Map<String,Map<String,String>> findAllFormulaFields()

Return Type

Map<String,Map<String,String>>

Example

Map<String, Map<String, String>> results =
     MetadataCatalogRecipes.findAllFormulaFields();
System.debug(results);

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findAllContactFieldsThatLookupToAccount()

SUPPRESSWARNINGS

Demonstrates how to query the metadata catalog to find all fields on the Contact object that establish a relationship to the Account Object.

Note: This method has a false-positive PMD warning. PMD isn't aware of the purpose or functionality of CanTheUser.* so it doesn't undersatnd that we are, in fact, checking for CRUD / FLS permissions prior to querying.

Signature

public static List<MetadataCatalogRecipes.LookupRelationshipDefinition> findAllContactFieldsThatLookupToAccount()

Return Type

List<MetadataCatalogRecipes.LookupRelationshipDefinition>

Example

List<MetadataCatalogRecipes.LookupRelationshipDefinition> results =
     MetadataCatalogRecipes.findAllContactFieldsThatLookupToAccount();
System.debug(results);

Classes

LookupRelationshipDefinition Class

internal data object for information about a Lookup Relationship

Properties

looksUpTo

Specifies what object this one looks up to

Signature

public looksUpTo

Type

String

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developerName

Specifies the name of the Object

Signature

public developerName

Type

String

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relationshipName

Specifies the Relationship field name

Signature

public relationshipName

Type

String

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dataType

Specifies the Data Type Of this Object

Signature

public dataType

Type

String

Constructors

LookupRelationshipDefinition(fd)

Constructor that transforms a Field Definition object into a LookupRelationshipDefinition Object.

Signature

public LookupRelationshipDefinition(FieldDefinition fd)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fd	FieldDefinition	a FieldDefinition Object

Example

FieldDefinition fd = [SELECT Id, DeveloperName, RelationshipNme,
                         DataType
                      FROM FieldDefinition LIMIT 1];
MetadataCatalogRecipes.LookupRelationshipDefinition lrd = new
     MetadataCatalogRecipes.LookupRelationshipDefinition(fd);
System.debug(lrd);