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Supports Full or Partial Deploy projects. Local developer files like jsconfig.json and .eslintrc.json are automatically excluded from the artifact generated.

In Full Deployment mode, it supports:

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• Building a package structure from files checked out of SCM when no package.xml is present. It is automatically created from the items selected for deployment.
• Building a package structure from files stored in a Salesforce Organization or Sandbox.
• Building a package structure with a mixture or of SCM and Salesforce sourced files. The package.xml file is generated automatically to upload the correct information to Salesforce.
• In this mode, see the Supported SalesForce Metadata Types list for information on what types of objects are supported.

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Special Considerations

Currently, when using Partial Deploy, some objects show up as two separate files in the file listing screen. If building from SCM, users must select both of them for the deployment to succeed. If building from Salesforce, or using the Full Deployment model, this is unnecessary.

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