Adjusting Lightning Builder's Metadata

Pitcher Applications use the lightning framework on Salesforce for data definition. Attributes like filters, multi-select fields, checkboxes, etc. are part of the lightning builder framework which you can customize and scale as per your needs.

The Lightning Builder has the following five metadata types supported by Pitcher:

• Lightning Builder

• Lightning Builder Allocation Item

• Lightning Builder Item

• Lightning Builder Table Item

• Lightning Builder Type

Each metadata type contains attributes that are open to being edited and adjusted to your needs.

Lightning Builder

The Lightning Builder metadata type applies to the following objects that use the lightning builder in their configuration:

• Assortment

• Mission

• Promotion

• Tag

• Tag Group

You can validate this using the Manage Lightning Builders button from the Metadata Type page.

Editable Resources

You can also create new custom fields, validation rules and page layouts as needed.

Lightning Builder Allocation Item

The Lightning Builder Allocation Item metadata type stores configuration of the following allocation items that are used by objects that include the allocation process in their configuration:

• Assortment Account Hierarchy

• Assortment Account Single

• Assortment Segment Attribute (Account)

• Assortment Segment Tag

• Mission Account Hierarchy

• Mission Account Single

• Mission Segment Attribute (Account)

• Mission Segment Attribute (User)

• Mission Segment Tag

• Mission User Hierarchy

• Mission User Single

• Promotion Account Hierarchy

• Promotion Account Single

• Promotion Segment Attribute (Account)

• Promotion Segment Tag

• Tag Account Hierarchy

• Tag Account Single

• Tag Segment Attribute (Account)

• Tag Segment Attribute (User)

• Tag Segment Tag

• Tag User Hierarchy

• Tag User Single

You can validate this using the Manage Lightning Builder Allocation Items button from the Metadata Type page.

Editable Resources

You can also create new custom fields, validation rules and page layouts as needed.

Lightning Builder Item

The Lightning Builder Item metadata type stores configuration of the following details, selection, and allocation interfaces that are used by different objects in their configuration:

• Assortment Allocation

• Assortment Details

• Assortment Product Details

• Assortment Product Selection

• Mission Allocation

• Mission Details

• Promotion Allocation

• Promotion Details

• Promotion Product Details

• Promotion Product Selection

• Tag Allocation

• Tag Details

• Tag Group Details

You can validate this using the Manage Lightning Builder Items button from the Metadata Type page.

Editable Resources

You can also create new custom fields, validation rules and page layouts as needed.

Lightning Builder Table Item

The Lightning Builder Table Item metadata type applies to the following objects that use the lightning builder in their configuration:

• Assortment Detail Tech Status Autofill

• Assortment Detail Template Autofill

• Assortment Product Details End

• Assortment Product Details Product ID

• Assortment Product Details Product Name

• Assortment Product Details Rule

• Assortment Product Details Start

• Assortment Product Selection Category

• Assortment Product Selection Product

• Assortment Product Selection Product ID

• Assortment Product Selection Type

• Mission Detail Tech Status Autofill

• Mission Detail Template Autofill

• Promotion Detail Tech Status Autofill

• Promotion Detail Template Autofill

• Promotion Product Detail Product ID

• Promotion Product Detail Product Name

• Promotion Product Detail Promotion Price

• Promotion Product Detail Sequence

• Promotion Selection Table Category

• Promotion Selection Table Product ID

• Promotion Selection Table Product Name

• Promotion Selection Table Product Type

• Tag Detail Tech Status Autofill

• Tag Detail Template Autofill

• Tag Group Detail Tech Status Autofill

You can validate this using the Manage Lightning Builder Table Items button from the Metadata Type page.

Editable Resources

You can also create new custom fields, validation rules and page layouts as needed.

Lightning Builder Type

The Lightning Builder Type metadata type represents different lightning builder types that are used by the following objects in their configuration:

• Assortment

• Mission

• Promotion

• Tag

You can validate this using the Manage Lightning Builder Types button from the Metadata Type page.

Editable Resources

You can also create new custom fields, validation rules and page layouts as needed.

Editing an Attribute

You can add, modify, or delete a custom metadata record declaratively from Setup.

1. Go to Setup > Custom Code > Custom Metadata Types.

2. Click the metadata type you wish to edit.

3. On the Custom Metadata Types page, click New, or click Edit to modify an existing custom metadata record. Since all the custom metadata types as described here are managed, you can edit only certain attributes that have the Edit button enabled.

4. Click Save.