Why the deleting from the target always runs for me?

Question:

Why does the deletion process always run when I use the export file below, even though I've set deleteOldData to false?

{
     "query": "Select Name from TestObject1__c",
     "operation": "Insert",
     "deleteOldData": "false",
     "externalId": "Name"
}

Answer:

The issue arises because the deleteOldData property is incorrectly set as a string rather than a boolean. Remove the quotation marks to correctly set it as a boolean value:

{
     "query": "Select Name from TestObject1__c",
     "operation": "Insert",
     "deleteOldData": false, // Correctly set as a boolean, not a string!
     "externalId": "Name"
}

For further details on configuring deletions, refer to the Full Export.json Format article.

Last updated on 22nd Apr 2024