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# What counts as metadata
- URL: https://www.namastesalesforce.com/training/deployment-basics/what-counts-as-metadata/
- Published: 2026-08-01T19:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-01T19:00:00.000Z
- Description: Fields yes, records no — mostly. The line that decides what deploys.
- Author: Swarnil Singhai
- Tags: Deployment Basics, #training-col, #duration-10m, #Import 2026-09-02 14:55

Fields yes, records no — mostly. The line that decides what deploys. This page is demo content generated for the theme — replace it with the real thing, keep the tags.

## The rule

State the convention plainly, then show the one exception worth knowing.

## In practice

What this looks like in a real org with real users mid-quarter.

## Try it yourself

- Open your Developer Edition org and follow along
- Change one thing at a time and note what happens
- When something breaks, read the error before searching it