generating-custom-field
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when you need to:
- Create custom fields on any object
- Generate field metadata for any field type
- Set up relationship fields (Lookup or Master-Detail)
- Create formula or roll-up summary fields
- Troubleshoot deployment errors related to custom fields
Salesforce Custom Field Generator and Validator
Overview
Generate and validate Salesforce Custom Field metadata with mandatory constraints to prevent deployment errors. This skill has special focus on the highest-failure-rate field types: Roll-up Summary and Master-Detail relationships.
Specification
1. Purpose
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