Below is the list of all the metadata types (15 in total) included in our default metadata filter: Default profiles and permission sets comparison.
For more guidance, check our support article on how to retrieve Profiles and their components using this metadata filter.
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 page |
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Custom application |
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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 |
Custom permission |
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Custom tab |
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External data source |
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Flow definition |
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Layout | How to use precision deployments for Page layouts |
Muting permission set |
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Permission Set | How to deploy Permission Sets |
Permission Set Group | How to use precision deployments for |
Profile | Deploy various granular Profile components
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Profile Password Policy |
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Profile Session Setting |
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List of above metadata types, and references to articles in the right column were last updated on the 8th of May 2025.