Type Filtered Metadata Grid
The type-filtered metadata grid is specially designed and recommended for orgs handling extensive metadata. You can always switch between the classic and type-filtered grids.
Functionalities
- Scalability:
- The type-filtered metadata grid enables Copado users to handle orgs with extensive metadata components (hundreds of thousands).
- The type-filtered metadata grid enables Copado users to handle orgs with extensive metadata components (hundreds of thousands).
- Retrieves by metadata type:
- The type-filtered metadata grid retrieves metadata components from the source org filtering by selected metadata type.
- Tab view on the grid:
- The type-filtered metadata grid has tab views where you can switch between retrieved metadata components and selected metadata components.
- User-friendly:
- A smooth animation is shown on the tab header when selecting or deselecting metadata components.
Activation/Deactivation Instructions
Activate
To activate the type-filtered metadata grid, follow the steps below:
- Go to Setup.
- Search for Custom Metadata Types.
- Click on Manage Records for Copado Setting.
- Edit Big MetaData.
- Check the Enabled checkbox
- Save it.
After activation, the type-filtered metadata grid will be displayed within the following pages:
- Org Credentials
- Org Differences
- User Story
- Commit files
- Add Metadata
- Snapshot Differences
- Deployments:
- Metadata step
- Delete Metadata step
Deactivate
To deactivate the type-filtered metadata grid, follow the steps below:
- Go to Setup.
- Search for Custom Metadata Types.
- Click on Manage Records for Copado Setting.
- Edit Big MetaData.
- Uncheck the Enabled checkbox
- Save it.
Refreshing Metadata with the Type-Filtered Metadata Grid
Copado allows you to schedule a job to refresh the metadata index. In order to do so, you will first need to create a deployment with a URL Callout step and paste the following URL in the URL field: https://app-api.copa.do/json/v1/webhook/metadata/{ORG_CREDENTIAL_ID}?api_key={YOUR_API_KEY}&typeFiltered=true.
Once you have fulfilled this prerequisite, follow the steps below to create a scheduled job:
- Navigate to the Scheduled Jobs tab and click on New.
- Name your scheduled job.
- Click on Look up Copado Webhook and select Execute a Deployment.
- Select the Deployment record with the URL Callout.
- Select a running user.
- Click on Save.
- Once the record has been saved, click on Schedule.
- Select the desired scheduling criteria and click on Create Cron Expression.
- Save the scheduled job.