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Commit to GIT - Source Format Selection
Commit to GIT - Source Format Selection
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Written by Tam Tran
Updated over a week ago

With Source Format selection, you can choose the format of the source to be kept in GIT . This article explains each of the options available in this drop-down.

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Auto Detect

If the repository is new: the default format is Metadata API. A default package.xml will be created and committed to the repository. All changes will be committed to GIT in Metadata format

If the repository is not new and already has source code: Copado Essentials will try to detect the source format by parsing the repository.

  • If package.xml file exists in the repository – Metadata format will be used

  • If sfdx-project.json file exists in the repository – Salesforce DX format will be used

  • If both package.xml and sfdx-project.json are not available, Copado Essentials will treat the repository as new and create a new package.xml

Metadata API

All changes will be committed to GIT in Metadata format

If package.xml file doesn't exist, a default package.xml will be created and committed to GIT.

Salesforce DX

All changes will be committed to GIT in DX format

If sfdx-project.json file doesn't exist, a default sfdx-project.json will be created and committed to GIT.

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