I'm trying to use sfdx:force:source:convert to convert page layouts from source format to metadata format, and realise there seems to be some bug with the command.
Repro:
- Specify few page layouts from both standard object and custom object in my manifest (package.xml)
- Run sfdx:force:source:convert, specifying my output directory and path to manifest
- Check the outcome in the output directory
As shown in my attached screenshot, my package.xml (Labeled 1) consists of 2 page layouts from custom objects and 2 page layouts from standard object (Case & Contact)
In my original source folder (Labeled 2), I have many other page layouts from those objects
In my output directory (Labeled 3), all the custom objects' page layouts got converted even though they are not specified in the package.xml, but for standard objects' page layouts, only those specified in package.xml get converted.
Is this a bug from the sfdx command, or is it an expected behaviour?
Appreciate if anyone who knows about this can help. Thank you.
#Sfdx Command #SFDX CLI #Page Layout
I had exactly the same issue with the layouts. From time to time, similar bugs appear, that the CLI team fixes, then bugs appear again, the team fixes them, and so on.
Very similar to what you have now:
https://github.com/forcedotcom/cli/issues/156
Fortunately, there is a tool that can help. This is SFDX Essentials:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/sfdx-essentials
https://github.com/nvuillam/sfdx-essentials
After sfdx:source:convert you can use sfdx-essentials:
sfdx essentials:metadata:filter-from-packagexml -i path/to/convertedMd -p path/to/package.xml
Mark the answer is the best one if it helps.
