sfdx-cmdt-plugin

A plugin for Salesforce DX CLI that converts CSV to XML custom metadata records.

Notice

The official CLI topic sfdx force:cmdt is now available at v49. This plugin is no longer actively maintained.

Setup

Install as plugin

1. Install plugin: sfdx plugins:install sfdx-cmdt-plugin

Install from source

1. Install the SDFX CLI.

2. Clone the repository: git clone git@github.com:shunkosa/sfdx-cmdt-plugin.git

3. Install npm modules: npm install

4. Link the plugin: sfdx plugins:link .

Use

Convert

sfdx cmdt:csv:convert records.csv -t Example__mdt

(Optional) you can use a column mapping file like Data Loader.

sfdx cmdt:csv:convert records.csv -t Example__mdt -m mapping.txt

DeveloperName=API Name
Label=Display Label
Field__c=Field

You can deploy the converted metadata records by sfdx force:source:deploy -m CustomMetadata

Show list of custom fields

sfdx cmdt:field:list -t Example__mdt