Java API:Customize

The Customize Java APIs provide the ability to access metadata in Fields and Objects.

Field Metadata

addFieldMetaData

Description: Adds Field Metadata
Syntax

Functions.addFieldMetaData(FieldMetaDataBean fmdb);

Return: None

updateFieldMetaData

Description: Updates Field Metadata
Syntax

Functions.updateFieldMetaData(FieldMetaDataBean fmdb);

Return: None

deleteFieldMetaData

Description: Deletes Field Metadata
Syntax

Functions.deleteFieldMetaData(FieldMetaDataBean idBean);

where:

idBean - Contains the object ID and field ID for the field metadata to delete.

Return: None

getFieldMetaData

Description: Gets Field Metadata
Syntax

getFieldMetaData(String objectName,String fieldName);

Return: Field bean metadata
Example

getFieldMetaData("LJObject","field_name");

getFieldMetaDataMap

Description: Gets a Field Metadata Map
Syntax

getFieldMetaDataMap(String objectName);

Return: Metadata map for all fields
Example

getFieldMetaDataMap("LJObject");

Payload Examples

Payload examples for the use case: Add Fields Metadata of the specified Field Display Types to an Object.

Considerations

The setObjectId() method in FieldMetaDataBean accepts object ID only. (Object name doesn't work.)

Check Box

FieldMetaDataBean field11 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field11.setTitle("API Check Box");
field11.setTableColumn("api_check_box");
field11.setType("BOOLEAN");
field11.setUniversalProperty(true);
field11.setDescription("Check Box through JAVA API");
field11.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field11.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
 List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList11 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv111 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv111.setRoleId("1");
cfv111.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList11.add(cfv111);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv112 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv112.setRoleId("2");
cfv112.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList11.add(cfv112);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv113 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv113.setRoleId("3");
cfv113.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList11.add(cfv113);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv114 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv114.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv114.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList11.add(cfv114);
  field11.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList11);
return field11;

Currency

FieldMetaDataBean field6 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field6.setTitle("API Currency");
field6.setTableColumn("api_currency");
field6.setType("CURRENCY");
field6.setUniversalProperty(true);
field6.setMaxFractionalDigits(4);
field6.setDisplayLength(35);
field6.setDescription("Currency Field through JAVA API");
field6.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field6.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
 List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList6 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv61 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv61.setRoleId("1");
cfv61.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList6.add(cfv61);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv62 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv62.setRoleId("2");
cfv62.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList6.add(cfv62);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv63 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv63.setRoleId("3");
cfv63.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList6.add(cfv63);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv64 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv64.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv64.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList6.add(cfv64);
  field6.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList6);
fmdb.add(field6);
   field6.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList6);
return field6;

Date

FieldMetaDataBean field18 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field18.setTitle("API Date");
field18.setTableColumn("api_date");
field18.setType("DATE");
field18.setUniversalProperty(true);
field18.setDescription("Date field through JAVA API");
field18.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field18.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
  List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList18 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv181 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv181.setRoleId("1");
cfv181.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList18.add(cfv181);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv182 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv182.setRoleId("2");
cfv182.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList18.add(cfv182);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv183 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv183.setRoleId("3");
cfv183.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList18.add(cfv183);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv184 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv184.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv184.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList18.add(cfv184);
 field18.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList18);
return field18;

DateTime

 
FieldMetaDataBean field12 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field12.setTitle("API Date Time");
field12.setTableColumn("api_date_time");
field12.setType("DATETIME");
field12.setUniversalProperty(true);
field12.setDescription("Date Time through JAVA API");
field12.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field12.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
  List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList12 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
   CustomFieldVisibility cfv121 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv121.setRoleId("1");
cfv121.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList12.add(cfv121);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv122 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv122.setRoleId("2");
cfv122.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList12.add(cfv122);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv123 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv123.setRoleId("3");
cfv123.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList12.add(cfv123);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv124 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv124.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv124.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList12.add(cfv124);
 field12.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList12);
return field12;

Double Field

FieldMetaDataBean field10 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field10.setTitle("API Double Field");
field10.setTableColumn("api_double_field");
field10.setType("DOUBLE");
field10.setUniversalProperty(true);
field10.setMaxFractionalDigits(5);
field10.setDisplayLength(30);
field10.setDescription("Double Field through JAVA API");
field10.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field10.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList10 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv101 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv101.setRoleId("1");
cfv101.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList10.add(cfv101);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv102 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv102.setRoleId("2");
cfv102.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList10.add(cfv102);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv103 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv103.setRoleId("3");
cfv103.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList10.add(cfv103);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv104 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv104.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv104.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList10.add(cfv104);
field10.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList10);
return field10;

Email Address

FieldMetaDataBean field5 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field5.setTitle("API Email Address");
field5.setTableColumn("api_mail_address");
field5.setType("LEAD_EMAIL");
field5.setUniversalProperty(true);
field5.setMaxStorageLength(50);
field5.setDisplayLength(35);
field5.setDescription("Email address through JAVA API");
field5.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field5.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
 List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList5 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
   CustomFieldVisibility cfv51 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv51.setRoleId("1");
cfv51.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList5.add(cfv51);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv52 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv52.setRoleId("2");
cfv52.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList5.add(cfv52);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv53 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv53.setRoleId("3");
cfv53.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList5.add(cfv53);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv54 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv54.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv54.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList5.add(cfv54);

field5.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList5);
return field5;

Look Up

FieldMetaDataBean field9 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
IDBean idbean = new IDBean();
field9.setTitle("API Look Up");
field9.setTableColumn("api_look_up");
field9.setType("LOOKUP");
field9.setUniversalProperty(true);
idbean.setValue("9d86c06bd9974f35bdfc9c3b155ea21c");
field9.setLookUpObjectId(idbean);
    // field9.setLookupPresetFilter(( First Name equals John ) and ( Date Created greater than 4/23/2010 ));
field9.setIsMasterDetailRelationship(false);
field9.setPostSelectionJS("alert('You have selected record :' + name) ;");
field9.setDescription("Look Up through JAVA API");
field9.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field9.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
   LookupPresetFilters lpf = new LookupPresetFilters();
lpf.setCriteria_1_pre_bracket("(");
lpf.setCriteria_1_column("field_name");
lpf.setCriteria_1_operator("equals");
lpf.setCriteria_1_value("John");
lpf.setCriteria_1_post_bracket(")");
lpf.setCriteria_2_join_operator("and");
lpf.setCriteria_2_pre_bracket("(");
lpf.setCriteria_2_column("date_created ");
lpf.setCriteria_2_operator("greater than");
lpf.setCriteria_2_value("4/23/2010");
lpf.setCriteria_2_post_bracket(")");
  field9.setLookupPresetFilter(lpf);
   List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList9 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
   CustomFieldVisibility cfv91 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv91.setRoleId("1");
cfv91.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList9.add(cfv91);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv92 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv92.setRoleId("2");
cfv92.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList9.add(cfv92);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv93 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv93.setRoleId("3");
cfv93.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList9.add(cfv93);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv94 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv94.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv94.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList9.add(cfv94);
   field9.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList9);
return field9;

Multi-Select Check Box

FieldMetaDataBean field15 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field15.setTitle("API Multi Check Box");
field15.setTableColumn("api_multi_chk_box");
field15.setType("MULTI_CHECK_BOX");
field15.setUniversalProperty(true);
field15.setDescription("Multi Check Box through JAVA API");
field15.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field15.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
EnumerationDetailsBean eD2 = new EnumerationDetailsBean();
    eD2.setShowFirstValueAsDefault(false);
eD2.setSortFlag(false);
List<EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean> eIList1 = new ArrayList<EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean>();

EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean eI1 = new EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean();
eI1.setPicklistLabel("1");
eI1.setPicklistValue("a");
eI1.setTextColor("#000000");
eI1.setTextBgColor("#FFFFFF");
eI1.setShowOnlyImage(false);
eI1.setFlagIsOptgroup(false);

eIList1.add(eI1);
EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean eI11 = new EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean();
eI11.setPicklistLabel("2");
eI11.setPicklistValue("b");
eI11.setTextColor("#000000");
eI11.setTextBgColor("#FFFFFF");
eI11.setShowOnlyImage(false);
eI11.setFlagIsOptgroup(false);
eIList1.add(eI11);
EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean eI12 = new EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean();
eI12.setPicklistLabel("3");
eI12.setPicklistValue("c");
eI12.setTextColor("#000000");
eI12.setTextBgColor("#FFFFFF");
eI12.setShowOnlyImage(false);
eI12.setFlagIsOptgroup(false);
eIList1.add(eI12); 
eD2.setEnumerationItems(eIList1);
field15.setEnumerationDetails(eD2);
List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList15 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
CustomFieldVisibility cfv151 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv151.setRoleId("1");
cfv151.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList15.add(cfv151);
CustomFieldVisibility cfv152 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv152.setRoleId("2");
cfv152.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList15.add(cfv152);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv153 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv153.setRoleId("3");
cfv153.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList15.add(cfv153);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv154 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv154.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv154.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList15.add(cfv154);
  field15.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList15);
return field15;
Global Pick List
 FieldMetaDataBean field16 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field16.setTitle("API Global Pick List");
field16.setTableColumn("api_global_pick_list");
field16.setType("GLOBAL_PICK_LIST");
field16.setUniversalProperty(true);
IDBean idbean1 = new IDBean();
idbean1.setValue("case_reason");
field16.setGlobalPicklistId(idbean1);
field16.setDescription("Global Pick list through JAVA API");
field16.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field16.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
 List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList16 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv161 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv161.setRoleId("1");
cfv161.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList16.add(cfv161);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv162 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv162.setRoleId("2");
cfv162.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList16.add(cfv162);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv163 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv163.setRoleId("3");
cfv163.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList16.add(cfv163);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv164 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv164.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv164.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList16.add(cfv164);
 field16.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList16);
return field16;

Number

FieldMetaDataBean field2 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field2.setTitle("API Number");
field2.setTableColumn("api_number");
field2.setType("NUMBER");
field2.setUniversalProperty(true);
field2.setMaxStorageLength(50);
field2.setDisplayLength(35);
field2.setMinNumericValue(-2147483648);
field2.setMaxNumericValue(2147483647);
field2.setDescription("Text field through JAVA API");
field2.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extended meta data");
field2.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");

List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList2 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();

CustomFieldVisibility cfv11 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv11.setRoleId("1");
cfv11.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList2.add(cfv11);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv12 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv12.setRoleId("2");
cfv12.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList2.add(cfv12);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv13 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv13.setRoleId("1");
cfv13.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList2.add(cfv13);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv14 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv14.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv14.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList2.add(cfv14);

field2.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList2);
return field2;

Percent

   FieldMetaDataBean field17 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field17.setTitle("API Percent");
field17.setTableColumn("api_percent");
field17.setType("PERCENT");
field17.setUniversalProperty(true);
field17.setMaxFractionalDigits(2);
field17.setDisplayLength(35);
field17.setDescription("Percentage field through JAVA API");
field17.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field17.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
 List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList17 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv171 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv171.setRoleId("1");
cfv171.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList17.add(cfv171);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv172 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv172.setRoleId("2");
cfv172.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList17.add(cfv172);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv173 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv173.setRoleId("3");
cfv173.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList17.add(cfv173);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv174 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv174.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv174.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList17.add(cfv174);
  field17.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList17);
return field17;

Phone/Fax

FieldMetaDataBean field3 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field3.setTitle("API Phone Fax");
field3.setTableColumn("api_phone_fax");
field3.setType("PHONE");
field3.setUniversalProperty(true);
field3.setMaxStorageLength(50);
field3.setDisplayLength(35);
field3.setDescription("Phone field through JAVA API");
field3.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field3.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");

List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList3 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();

CustomFieldVisibility cfv31 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv31.setRoleId("1");
cfv31.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList3.add(cfv31);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv32 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv32.setRoleId("2");
cfv32.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList3.add(cfv32);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv33 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv33.setRoleId("4");
cfv33.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList3.add(cfv33);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv34 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv34.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv34.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList3.add(cfv34);

field3.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList3);
return field3;

Pick List

FieldMetaDataBean field8 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field8.setTitle("API Pick List");
field8.setTableColumn("api_pick_list");
field8.setType("PICK_LIST");
field8.setUniversalProperty(true);
field8.setDescription("Pick List through JAVA API");
field8.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field8.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
 EnumerationDetailsBean eD = new EnumerationDetailsBean();
eD.setShowFirstValueAsDefault(false);
eD.setSortFlag(false);
field8.setEnumerationDetails(eD);
 List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList8 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv81 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv81.setRoleId("1");
cfv81.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList8.add(cfv81);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv82 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv82.setRoleId("2");
cfv82.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList8.add(cfv82);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv83 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv83.setRoleId("3");
cfv83.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList8.add(cfv83);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv84 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv84.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv84.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList8.add(cfv84);
field8.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList8);
return field8;

RadioButton

FieldMetaDataBean field14 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field14.setTitle("Api RadioButton");
field14.setTableColumn("api_rdbutton");
field14.setType("RADIO_BUTTON");
field14.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");

EnumerationDetailsBean eD1 = new EnumerationDetailsBean();
eD1.setShowFirstValueAsDefault(false);
eD1.setSortFlag(false);
List<EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean> eIList = new  
  ArrayList<EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean>();  
   
EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean eI = new EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean();
eI.setPicklistLabel("label1");
eI.setPicklistValue("value1");
eI.setTextColor("#FFFFFF");
eI.setTextBgColor("#000000");
eI.setShowOnlyImage(false);
eI.setFlagIsOptgroup(false);
   eIList.add(eI);

EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean eI1 = new EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean();
eI1.setPicklistLabel("label2");
eI1.setPicklistValue("value2");
eI1.setTextColor("#FFFFFF");
eI1.setTextBgColor("#000000");
eI1.setShowOnlyImage(false);
eI1.setFlagIsOptgroup(false);
    eIList.add(eI1);
    
EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean eI2 = new EnumerationDetailsBean.EnumerationItemBean();
eI2.setPicklistLabel("label3");
eI2.setPicklistValue("value3");
eI2.setTextColor("#FFFFFF");
eI2.setTextBgColor("#000000");
eI2.setShowOnlyImage(false);
eI2.setFlagIsOptgroup(false);
    eIList.add(eI2); 
eD1.setEnumerationItems(eIList);
field14.setEnumerationDetails(eD1);
List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList14 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();
CustomFieldVisibility cfv141 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv141.setRoleId("1");
cfv141.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList14.add(cfv141);
    CustomFieldVisibility cfv142 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv142.setRoleId("2");
cfv142.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList14.add(cfv142);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv143 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv143.setRoleId("3");
cfv143.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList14.add(cfv143);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv144 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv144.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv144.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList14.add(cfv144);
  field14.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList14);
return field14;

RichText Area

FieldMetaDataBean field4 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field4.setTitle("API Rich Text Area");
field4.setTableColumn("api_rich_text_area");
field4.setType("RICHTEXT_AREA");
field4.setUniversalProperty(true);
field4.setWidth(500);
field4.setDescription("Rich Text Area through JAVA API");
field4.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field4.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");

List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList4 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();

CustomFieldVisibility cfv41 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv41.setRoleId("1");
cfv41.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList4.add(cfv41);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv42 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv42.setRoleId("2");
cfv42.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList4.add(cfv42);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv43 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv43.setRoleId("3");
cfv43.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList4.add(cfv43);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv44 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv44.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv44.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList4.add(cfv44);

field4.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList4);
return field4;

Text Area

FieldMetaDataBean field1 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field1.setTitle("API Name");
field1.setTableColumn("api_name");
field1.setType("TEXT_FIELD");
field1.setUniversalProperty(true);
field1.setMaxStorageLength(50);
field1.setDisplayLength(29);
field1.setDescription("Text field through JAVA API");
field1.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field1.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList1 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();

CustomFieldVisibility cfv1 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv1.setRoleId("1");
cfv1.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList1.add(cfv1);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv2 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv2.setRoleId("2");
cfv2.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList1.add(cfv2);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv3 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv3.setRoleId("1");
cfv3.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList1.add(cfv3);

CustomFieldVisibility cfv4 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv4.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv4.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList1.add(cfv4);

field1.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList1);
return field1;

Time

FieldMetaDataBean field13 = new FieldMetaDataBean();
field13.setTitle("API Time");
field13.setTableColumn("api_time");
field13.setType("TIME");
field13.setUniversalProperty(true);
field13.setDescription("Time through JAVA API");
field13.setExtendedFieldMetaData("Extendedmeta data");
field13.setObjectId("dd31e0408f3d4b059f57f3e154963d00");
   List<CustomFieldVisibility> cfvList13 = new ArrayList<CustomFieldVisibility>();

CustomFieldVisibility cfv131 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv131.setRoleId("1");
cfv131.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList13.add(cfv131);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv132 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv132.setRoleId("2");
cfv132.setAttribute("VISIBLE");
cfvList13.add(cfv132);
  CustomFieldVisibility cfv133 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv133.setRoleId("3");
cfv133.setAttribute("READ_ONLY");
cfvList13.add(cfv133);
 CustomFieldVisibility cfv134 = new CustomFieldVisibility();
cfv134.setRoleId("1714555710");
cfv134.setAttribute("HIDDEN");
cfvList13.add(cfv134);
 field13.setCustomFieldVisibility(cfvList13);
 return field13;

Object Metadata

Object metadata is the data that describes an object--it's name, for example, and it's ID.

getObjectMetaData

Description: Retrieves metadata from Custom Objects; not available for Built-in or CRM objects
Syntax

CustomObjectMetaDataBean Functions.getObjectMetaData(String objectName)
      /* where objectName is the Custom Object name */

Example

Functions.debug("Initiate Object Meta Data Retrieval");
CustomObjectMetaDataBean comdb = Functions.getObjectMetaData(String objectName) 
Functions.debug("Object Display Title : "+ comdb.getDisplayTitle());

getObjectMetaDataMap

Description

Returns a map of all visible Custom Objects with object_id as the key and the corresponding object's metadata as a value

Syntax

Map Functions.getObjectMetaDataMap()

Example

Functions.debug("Initiate Object Meta Data Retrieval");
Map  comdbCollection = Functions.getObjectMetaDataMap() 
for(Map.Entry e:comdbCollection.entrySet())
    {
    CustomObjectMetaDataBean bean = e.getValue();
    Functions.debug("Object ID :" + e.getKey());
    Functions.debug(" Object Display Title:" + bean.getDisplayTitle());
    }

addObjectMetaData

Description

Adds an object and returns the id of the newly created object

Syntax

String Functions.addObjectMetaData(CustomObjectMetaDataBean comdb)

Considerations

Object names:

Must start with an alphabetic character.
May contain only alphanumeric (a-z A-Z 0-9) and underscores (_).
May not contain spaces or other characters.
Must be 32 characters or less.

Example

Functions.debug("Initiate Add object");
CustomObjectMetaDataBean omdb = new CustomObjectMetaDataBean ();
omdb.setDisplayTitle("JAVA API OBJECT");
omdb.setSingluarDisplayTitle("JAVA API OBJECT");
omdb.setBuiltIn(false);
omdb.setNameColumn("name");
omdb.setWebTab(false);
omdb.setObjectName("API_OBJ");
String new_object_id = Functions.addObjectMetaData(omdb);
Functions.debug("Added an object:"+new_object_id);

updateObjectMetaData

Description

Updates an object and returns the id of the updated object

Syntax

String Functions.updateObjectMetaData(CustomObjectMetaDataBean comdb)

Example

CustomObjectMetaDataBean omdb = Functions.getObjectMetaData("API_OBJ");
omdb.setDisplayTitle("JAPIOBJ");
Functions.updateObjectMetaData(omdb);

deleteObjectMetaData

Description

Deletes an object

Syntax

Functions.deleteObjectMetaData(CustomObjectMetaDataBean comdb)

Example

Functions.deleteObjectMetaData( Functions.getObjectMetaData("API_OBJ"));

getRecordLocator

Get a record locator bean from the specified object, which contains the Key, Lookup, and Search settings,
where:

Key - The concatenation of fields that constitutes the Record_Locator#Search_Fields examined by the platform when searching for records.
Search - The concatenation of fields that constitutes the Lookup and Search Results fields that are displayed to the user during a search or Lookup.
Lookup - The concatenation of fields that constitutes the record identifier, displayed as the value of a Lookup field after a selection has been made.

Syntax

RecordLocatorBean rlb = Functions.getRecordLocator(String objectName);

Parameters: objectName - The object name or identifier.

Returns: RecordLocatorBean

Throws: Exception

Example

public Map testGetLookupRecordLocatorColumns() throws Exception
{
RecordLocatorBean rb =  Functions.getRecordLocator("Students");
    Map<String, String> m = new HashMap<String, String>();
    String lookupString = "";
    for(String s : rb.getLookupColumns())
    {
        lookupString = lookupString + s;
    }
    m.put("lookupColumnsRecordLocator",lookupString);
    return m;
}

updateRecordLocator

Modify an object's Record Locator Settings:

Key - Search Fields
Search - Lookup and Search Results Fields
Lookup - Record Identifier Fields

Syntax

String objectId = Functions.updateRecordLocator(RecordLocatorBean rlb);

Parameters

RecordLocatorBean - The object with the values to store.

Returns: A string containing the ID of the updated object

Throws: Exception

Example

public Map testUpdateSearchRecordLocator() throws Exception
{
 RecordLocatorBean rlb = Functions.getRecordLocator("Students");
     Map<String, String> m = new HashMap<String, String> ();
     List<String> looklist = new ArrayList<String>();
     looklist.add("emergency_phone");
     looklist.add("student_name");
     rlb.setSearchColumns(looklist);
     Functions.updateRecordLocator(rlb);

     String lookupString = "";
     for (String s: rlb.getLookupColumns())
     {
         lookupString = lookupString + s;
     }
     m.put("updatedSearchColumnsRecordLocator", lookupString);
     return m;
}

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Contents

Field Metadata

addFieldMetaData

updateFieldMetaData

deleteFieldMetaData

getFieldMetaData

getFieldMetaDataMap

Payload Examples

Check Box

Currency

Date

DateTime

Double Field

Email Address

Look Up

Multi-Select Check Box

Number

Percent

Phone/Fax

Pick List

RadioButton

RichText Area

Text Area

Time

Object Metadata

getObjectMetaData

getObjectMetaDataMap

addObjectMetaData

updateObjectMetaData

deleteObjectMetaData

getRecordLocator

updateRecordLocator