You can use the IDE to retrieve a set of metadata files in bulk, in a single request. Use this operation when you want the latest version of the metadata you already have locally and aren't concerned about potential conflicts.Ĭompare and retrieve the subset of metadata that has changed on the server, based on the context of your current selection. Retrieve the latest version of the metadata available on the server, for which you already have a local version. Use this operation when you want to retrieve new metadata from the server and/or are concerned about potential conflicts. Review and retrieve metadata, comparing differences before choosing which changes to merge into your local project. Use this operation when you want to retrieve new metadata from the server and aren't concerned with potential conflicts. Retrieve a specific subset of metadata, directly replacing any existing versions of the same metadata.

There are several ways you can retrieve metadata from the associated Salesforce organization into your local Illuminated Cloud project: The available options for metadata retrieval vary based on whether you're working against non-scratch orgs such as Developer Edition orgs, Sandboxes, or Production orgs, or whether you're working against Salesforce DX scratch orgs. Illuminated Cloud provides flexible mechanisms for choosing the subset of metadata you wish to retrieve, the organization from which you wish to retrieve, and whether you wish to overwrite the project's local metadata files or compare the retrieved metadata with the project's local metadata to reconcile and merge differences. This process is called metadata retrieval. Illuminated Cloud can update your project's local metadata files with metadata from your Salesforce organizations.

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