Below is the list of all the metadata types (6 in total) included in our default metadata filter: Basic comparison.
Metadata types | Links to documentation with guidelines on how to deploy different metadata types and/or their specific components |
Apex class | How to use precision deployment of Apex code. |
Apex trigger |
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Custom object Including 10 sub-components: | How to deploy a Custom field, Field dependencies, a Custom field with its field-level security settings, or Field history tracking
How to deploy Record Types
How to deploy Custom Links and Buttons |
Layout | How to use precision deployments for Page layouts |
Permission Set | How to deploy Permission Sets; |
Profile | Deploy various granular Profile components; |
List of above metadata types, and references to articles in the right column were last updated on the 8th of May 2025.