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Metadata and data
Metadata and data
A metadata is the technical structure of a datum. It is the combination of a label, a technical name and a type.
All information such as field label, API name, and data type form the metadata of a field.
The data is the value contained in the metadata.
The metadata is created by the administrator or developer and the data by the user.
Example: A custom field called “Business Sector”
The metadata for this field is:
- Label = Business Sector
- API name = Business_Sector
- Data type = Picklist
The data is the value selected in this picklist, for example: Service.