Source object configuration

Last updated: October 28, 2026, 17:17 (UTC+1).

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Source object configuration — DataSourceObject.

Supplied workflows for Source object configuration
Retrieve	Create	Update	Delete
Yes	?	?	?

Yes: a usable scoped workflow is supplied. Partial: a usable bounded, combined or incomplete asynchronous workflow is supplied. Neither means universal capability. No: proven unavailable in an explicit scope. ?: unknown, untested or no usable workflow supplied. Neither No nor ? displays method icons. means dedicated CLI commands; means API-led requests or facades, even when invoked through the CLI. Two icons identify alternatives, not equivalent coverage. Read each operation's prerequisites and limits. An available operation tab may explain an illustrative mechanism without supplying a usable summary workflow.

Retrieve

CLI — Available: Retrieve source-object XML, not field definitions or a complete connector export.
API — Unknown: No API source-object retrieval workflow is supplied.
sf-plugin-data — Unknown: Not implemented in this guide; no workflow is supplied.

CLI

sf project retrieve start --metadata DataSourceObject:CustomerSource --target-org SOURCE_ALIAS --api-version 65.0 --wait 5 --json

The response points to force-app/main/default/dataSourceObjects/CustomerSource.dataSourceObject-meta.xml:

<DataSourceObject xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
  <dataSource>SalesforceSource</dataSource>
  <externalRecordIdentifier>Contact</externalRecordIdentifier>
  <masterLabel>Customer Source</masterLabel>
  <storageType>LOCAL</storageType>
  <templateVersion>1</templateVersion>
</DataSourceObject>

This tells you which source record the configuration refers to. It does not include field definitions or a complete connector/credential export.

Create

Creation has not been verified.

CLI — Unknown: Source-object creation has not been verified; no workflow is supplied.
API — Unknown: No API source-object creation workflow is supplied.
sf-plugin-data — Unknown: Not implemented in this guide; no workflow is supplied.

Update

Updates have not been verified.

CLI — Unknown: Source-object updates have not been verified; no workflow is supplied.
API — Unknown: No API source-object update workflow is supplied.
sf-plugin-data — Unknown: Not implemented in this guide; no workflow is supplied.

Delete

Deletion has not been verified.

CLI — Unknown: Source-object deletion has not been verified; no workflow is supplied.
API — Unknown: No API source-object deletion workflow is supplied.
sf-plugin-data — Unknown: Not implemented in this guide; no workflow is supplied.