Key considerations for Salesforce Metadata restore
Before initiating metadata restore, you must consider the following points:
The object records are backed up by both Data and Metadata backups. However, for restoring the Document object records, use the Metadata restore method.
Always select the related metadata component files along with the specific metadata component file that you want to restore. The related metadata component files include and files.
For example, if you want to restore the component file named Calculator.cls, you must select the related metadata file named for restore.
To restore a , you must first restore the associated linked to the being restored.
To identify which BrandingSet is associated with the LightningExperienceTheme, start restoring the LightningExperienceTheme. After the restoration is complete, an error message appears that displays the name of the associated BrandingSet, which needs to be restored first before restoring the LightningExperienceTheme.
If you are restoring metadata component for metadata type and the targeted Salesforce organization does not have the settings enabled, the restore fails with an error.
To address this issue, do the following:
Enable the settings in the Salesforce organization for Classic and Lightning modes.
Go to the Cohesity Alta SaaS Protection Administration portal and initiate the restore process. Select the check box in . This action removes the tab settings for Quick Text during the restore process.
Set the value to .