A Salesforce CLI plugin to combine multiple manifest files (package.xml) into 1 file that can be used for deployments.
When the packages are combined, the <name>
elements with the metadata name will be converted to lower-case, ex: <name>customobject</name>
. This ensures that multiple members of the same metadata name are grouped together in the combined package. The <name>
elements are case insensitive when read by the Salesforce CLI. However, the <members>
elements are case sensitive and their cases must match their API names in Salesforce. This tool will not convert the cases of the <members>
elements, just the <name>
elements.
The combined package.xml will use the maximum <version>
tag found in all packages. If none of the packages provided have <version>
, it will omit this from the combined package.xml. When you deploy a package.xml without an API version, it will check the sfdx-project.json
file for the sourceApiVersion
. If both files do not have an API version, it will default to the max API version available in the target org.
The packages provided must match the expected Salesforce package.xml structure. If you provide an XML which doesn't match the expected structure, it will print this warning:
Warning: File .\test\samples\pack2.xml does not match expected Salesforce package structure.
If all packages provided don't match the expected structure, the combined package.xml will be an empty package.
Salesforce packages follow this structure:
<types>
: This element defines a specific type of metadata component. It is used to group components of the same type, such as Apex classes, triggers, or Visualforce pages.<members>
: Lists the individual components by their API names within that type. Multiple members can be included under the same type.<name>
: Specifies the type of metadata, such as "ApexClass", "ApexTrigger", or "CustomObject".
<version>
: This optional element specifies the API version of Salesforce metadata that you are working with. It helps ensure compatibility between your metadata and the version of Salesforce you're interacting with. This can only be declared once.
sf plugins install sf-package-combiner@x.y.z
Combine Salesforce manifest files together.
USAGE
$ sf sfpc combine [--json] [-f <value>]
FLAGS
-f, --package-file=<value> The path to an existing package.xml file. This flag can be specified multiple times.
-c, --combined-package=<value> The path to save the combined package.xml to.
Default name is "combinedPackage.xml" in the running directory.
GLOBAL FLAGS
--json Format output as json.
DESCRIPTION
Combine multiple package files into 1 file.
EXAMPLES
Combine pack1.xml and pack2.xml into package.xml
$ sf sfpc combine -f pack1.xml -f pack2.xml -c package.xml