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AlanPerkinsAlanPerkins 

Difficulty with Metadata API -

Hi,

 

I am having difficulty with attempting to create a new custom object. I have a valid connection etc. (In this case to a sandbox).

 

The login credentials have sysadmin rights.

 

The error I get is "Unable to determine type mapping for type CustomObject.  Type is illegal here."

 

I have no idea what the issue is. 

 

I have posted the SOAP request below (header removed).

 

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
    <SOAP-ENV:Header> {Header removed}
    </SOAP-ENV:Header>
    <SOAP-ENV:Body xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
        <create xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
            <metadata xsi:type="ns1:CustomObject">
                <fullName>MYOB__c</fullName>
                <customSettingsType>List</customSettingsType>
                <deploymentStatus>Deployed</deploymentStatus>
                <description>This is a test Object created using the Metadata API.</description>
                <enableActivities>true</enableActivities>
                <fields>
                    <fullName>MyField__c</fullName>
                    <description>This is a description of a custom field.</description>
                    <formulaTreatBlanksAs>BlankAsBlank</formulaTreatBlanksAs>
                    <label>My Custom Field</label>
                    <maskChar>asterisk</maskChar>
                    <maskType>all</maskType>
                    <picklist>
                        <sorted>false</sorted>
                    </picklist>
                    <summaryOperation>count</summaryOperation>
                    <type>Text</type>
                </fields>
                <gender>Neuter</gender>
                <label>Mind Your Own Business</label>
                <nameField>
                    <formulaTreatBlanksAs>BlankAsBlank</formulaTreatBlanksAs>
                    <maskChar>asterisk</maskChar>
                    <maskType>all</maskType>
                    <picklist>
                        <sorted>false</sorted>
                    </picklist>
                    <summaryOperation>count</summaryOperation>
                    <type>AutoNumber</type>
                </nameField>
                <pluralLabel>Mind Your Own Businesses</pluralLabel>
                <searchLayouts />
                <sharingModel>ReadWrite</sharingModel>
                <startsWith>Consonant</startsWith>
            </metadata>
        </create>
    </SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
 
 
 
 
 Any help is appreciated.


Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
SuperfellSuperfell
The problem is that your request is not namespace valid, in particular the xsi:type attriubte on the metadata element specifies na1:CustomObject, but the ns1 namespace is not declared.


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AlanPerkinsAlanPerkins
I had the same problem with just trying to add a Custom Field...
Unable to determine type mapping for type CustomField.  Type is illegal here.
 
Can someone please post a properly formed SOAP Request (or at least the XML) for the creation of a CustomObject? I don't quite trust the MetadatAPI manual - manual the example XML given does not include any reference to the fullName property so it cannot be right. 


SuperfellSuperfell
Which URL are you sending this request to ?


AlanPerkinsAlanPerkins
I am getting a valid session via both the Enterprise WSDL and the Partner WSDL and using the LoginResult.metadataServerURL to get the URL for the metadata interface.
 
These are, respectively, 
URL:: https://cs2-api.salesforce.com/services/Soap/c/16.0/00DR0000000DkyR/0DFR00000004FaC
MetadataURL: https://cs2-api.salesforce.com/services/Soap/m/16.0/00DR0000000DkyR 
 
(This is a sandbox). 


SuperfellSuperfell
The problem is that your request is not namespace valid, in particular the xsi:type attriubte on the metadata element specifies na1:CustomObject, but the ns1 namespace is not declared.
This was selected as the best answer
AlanPerkinsAlanPerkins
Thank you Simon.
 
I misinterpreted the error message and was barking up the wrong tree.
 
Very much appreciated. 


gireeshzgireeshz
Hello Fellas,
 
Thanks for posting this information - it has definitely helped me out.  
 
May I ask - is this possible to be done from within a trigger?  That is, can I actually access the Metadata API via trigger to create a field in an object?
 
 
Thanks 


Apex LearnerApex Learner
is there any way to edit picklist value through metadat API . 
I am current testing meta data API via SOAP ui and till now I am able to add picklist values .
but can not edit any perticuler picklist value 
 
eg . object : lead 
       field : number__c
  type : picklist
 
values : 1 , 2
 
any methode i can edit 1 to 11  ??