Overview
Organization-Wide Defaults (OWD) set the baseline internal and external access for every object in your Salesforce org. Gearset surfaces OWD changes under the Custom object metadata type.
The relevant metadata fields
Inside the .object file:
<sharingModel>- Default Internal Access<externalSharingModel>- Default External Access (only if External Sharing Model is enabled)
Salesforce supports standard values like Private, Read, ReadWrite, ReadWriteTransfer, FullAccess, or ControlledByParent depending on object type.
Deploying OWD
Make sure your deployment filter includes the Custom Object metadata type and the objects whose OWD settings were changed.
Select relevant Custom object(s).
When those Custom object definitions are deployed, their
<sharingModel>and (if applicable)<externalSharingModel>values are deployed with them automatically.
Here's an example of the
ReadOWD on the Opportunity object in a Gearset comparison: