Explanation of the error
You may come across this validation error when deploying Custom Address field to a target environment where the Custom Address fields feature is disabled.
Example of Custom Address Field (XML)
<fields>
<fullName>Test_Address__c</fullName>
<label>Test Address</label>
<trackFeedHistory>false</trackFeedHistory>
<type>Address</type>
</fields>
Resolution
If the Custom Address fields feature is not enabled in the target org, Salesforce does not recognize Address as a valid field type, and Gearset’s deployment fails with the “Invalid data type” error.
To deploy Custom Address fields successfully, they need to be enabled in both source and target. To enable, please follow these steps:
Navigate to your target Salesforce org.
Go to Setup, search for "User Interface" and select User Interface.
Scroll down to the Setup section, select
Use custom address fieldsand Save.
What if you can’t enable it?
In some cases, you may not be able (or want) to enable Custom Address fields in a target org. If that’s the case, you’ll need to:
Exclude the fields from your Gearset deployment package, or
Refactor your metadata to avoid dependencies on
Custom Address fields.
Disclaimer: This error is returned by Salesforce directly, rather than Gearset. Even so, we offer guidance based on our combined experience with the Metadata API. Where possible, we try to help guide you to fix or avoid this error. In the case that this isn't possible, we may need to direct you to Salesforce support for further clarification.