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# Meta Data Tab

The Meta Data tab enables the restoration of Salesforce metadata with surgical precision.

This tab is divided into three sections:

* The Object Selector — add or remove a metadata object from the deployment set.
* The Object Editor — precisely select the properties of a metadata object that should be deployed.
* The Object Deployment Tools — deploy the selected metadata.

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## The Object Selector

To add a metadata object to the deployment set, click on the checkbox next to its name. Default behavior will be to load the object into the Object Editor. To remove a metadata object from the deployment set, uncheck the box next to its name.

To narrow a search for metadata objects, use the filter controls above the Object Selector list:

* Meta Data Type — if selected, only metadata objects of the given type are displayed. If blank, all metadata types are shown.
* Selected — if checked, only metadata object that are part of the deployment set will be shown.
* Invert — when clicked, unchecks any checked items and checks all unchecked items.
* Clear — when clicked, unchecks all visible checked items.
* Name Filter — as characters are typed into this box, only metadata objects containing the typed text will be displayed.

## The Object Editor

The Object Editor allows selection of:

* The version of the metadata object which will be deployed.
* The sub-components of the metadata object which will be deployed.

There are two types of object editors:

* Simple — the only available option is the version which will be deployed.
  * Examples include ApexPage, ApexClass, and PermissionSet.
* Complex — there are multiple sub-components that can be selected individually.
  * An example of this is CustomObject — its sub-components include CustomFields, ValidationRules, etc…

## The Object Deployment Tools

There are several basic object deployment tools:

* Deploy — deploys the selected metadata to Salesforce.
* Show Plan — displays a summary of metadata in the deployment plan.
* Create Deployment Directory — create a directory structure usable by the [Salesforce Migration Tool](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.daas.meta/daas/meta_development.htm) to deploy the selected metadata.
* Create Destruction Directory — create a directory structure usable by the [Salesforce Migration Tool](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.daas.meta/daas/meta_development.htm) to delete the selected metadata.