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Standard Objects displayed in Eclipse force.com project

How do you get EVERYTHING in your org to get included in your project when creating from Eclipse. Is there a reference to guide you on how to build your package.xml to include everything?
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JonPJonP
The Winter '09 release of the Force.com IDE adds the ability to graphically select what metadata components to download into your Force.com project, including standard objects.  Essentially, it's a GUI editor for package.xml.

You can access this functionality in several places:

1. In the New Force.com Project wizard, step two has an option for "Selected metadata components". Click "Choose" to open the "Choose Metadata Components" dialog.

2. In an existing Force.com Project, right-click on your project root and select Properties, in the dialog's left nav go to Force.com > Project Contents, and click Add/Remove...

3. From any Force.com project source folder, right-click and select Force.com > Add/Remove Metadata Components... to jump right to the Project Contents page from the previous path.

Jon
salesforce.com Product Manager

[I've posted this same comment on the Salesforce on Rails blog post linked above.]

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advlgxpmadvlgxpm
Found it here:

http://salesforceonrails.com/2008/custom-fields-on-standard-objects-in-the-force-com-ide
RickyGRickyG
advlgxpm -

In the latest version of the Force.com IDE, you have the options of selecting any and/or all standard objects for a project.  Yet another reason to grab it.

Hope this helps.
JonPJonP
The Winter '09 release of the Force.com IDE adds the ability to graphically select what metadata components to download into your Force.com project, including standard objects.  Essentially, it's a GUI editor for package.xml.

You can access this functionality in several places:

1. In the New Force.com Project wizard, step two has an option for "Selected metadata components". Click "Choose" to open the "Choose Metadata Components" dialog.

2. In an existing Force.com Project, right-click on your project root and select Properties, in the dialog's left nav go to Force.com > Project Contents, and click Add/Remove...

3. From any Force.com project source folder, right-click and select Force.com > Add/Remove Metadata Components... to jump right to the Project Contents page from the previous path.

Jon
salesforce.com Product Manager

[I've posted this same comment on the Salesforce on Rails blog post linked above.]
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