Repeat these steps to convert for all the files or folders that contain simple metadata format. $ git commit -m "Converted triggers to source format" tempproj/force-app/main/default/triggers.
If the metadata type is composed of one or two files (a source file and a metadata.xml file or only a single xml file), you can:Ĭopy the entire folder (for example, triggers) of the converted source from the temporary project to the appropriate new folder. With the folder structure in place, you can now start converting the metadata format to source format. $ git commit -m "Created sfdx-project.json and config"Ĭreate the new folder structure as required by a Salesforce project. The sfdx-project.json file identifies the directory as a Salesforce project. Move the sfdx-project.json file and the config folder. Now you have two copies of the project, one in the original location and the other in the new directory temproj, where the project files after converting them to the source format are stored. This temporary project has the structure and a configuration file as required by a Salesforce project.Ĭonvert the project in metadata into a temporary project. metadata folder.įollow these steps to convert the project from metadata to source format, without losing the Git history:Ĭreate a temporary SFDX project outside of the Git repo. Here is a snapshot of the code structure in metadata format in the. Let’s take the dreamhouse project as example to follow the conversion steps. The solution is to convert the project to source format in smaller chunks so that you can maintain the revision history.
This is because Git has built in limits and it fails to detect the enormous amount of changes that happen at the same time.
If you have a Salesforce project that is in metadata format and tracked in Git, a bulk convert to the new source format loses all the revision history. Convert Metadata to Source Format and Maintain Git History You must either convert your metadata to source format (using sfdx force:mdapi:convert) or create a new project and then retrieve the metadata from your org using the manifest ( package.xml file) that you used in your previous IDE. For details, see Salesforce DX Project Structure and Source Format in the Salesforce DX Developer Guide.īecause legacy tools such as IDE used the metadata format, you can’t directly open your such projects in VS Code. Source format is optimized for working with version control systems. The commands that Salesforce Extensions for VS Code uses to push, pull, deploy, and retrieve your source assume that your files are in source format (rather than metadata format). Supported and Unsupported Modules, Components, and Features.Install Salesforce Extensions for Desktop.
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