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    Extracting Metadata from Salesforce

    To extract metadata from Salesforce object, right click an edge and select New metadataExtract from salesforce from context menu.

    A wizard for metadata extraction from Salesforce opens.

    In the first step, select an existing Salesforce connection or create a new one.

    Extract metadata from Salesforce - specify connection

    Figure 31.25. Extract metadata from Salesforce - specify connection


    In the second step, enter an SOQL query. You can use Workbench, https://workbench.developerforce.com/, to create an SOQL query and then paste the query to this metadata extraction wizard.

    Extract metadata from Salesforce - enter SOQL query

    Figure 31.26. Extract metadata from Salesforce - enter SOQL query


    In the last step, check the created metadata. In this step, you can do some customization, e.g. you can rename the record.

    Extract metadata from Salesforce - edit created metadata

    Figure 31.27. Extract metadata from Salesforce - edit created metadata