Working with Metadata and Data Dependencies

Available in: Lightning Experience

Available in: Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions

When you select a metadata component or data record to deploy, the metadata and data deployment feature automatically scans your org to identify all metadata-to-metadata and data-to-data dependencies. The feature identifies data dependencies up to 10 levels, and metadata dependencies up to 50 levels.

Use the Metadata Dependencies window to plan your deployment in advance by visualizing relationships between metadata components. To access the window from the Change Management tab, click the down arrow () icon for a metadata component, then select View Dependencies.... The window shows metadata relationships in a hierarchical tree. For details, see Deploy Metadata and Data to a Target Org.

For data-specific dependencies, the feature automatically preselects parent dependencies. You can also select the parent and child dependencies during the data selection flow.

• Project Management App Deployment Example
  Learn how the metadata and data deployment feature in DX Inspector resolves metadata and data dependencies and preserves record relationships, using a sample app.