I can't seem to find anywhere in the documentation, but is it possible to just deploy selected objects via SDF? for example if I need to make an update to a custom record but am in the process of unfinished dev for other objects within the SDF Project, I really only want to validate/deploy that one custom record xml

Whenever I’ve done this i’ve just made a new SDF project on the spot and added only the objects I want to update. It’s a hassle but there doesn’t seem to be a way around deploying everything at once! This is from experience in Webstorm - I know the controls can be a little different in Eclipse

cool, that's what I figured as a workaround but seems annoying for this common use-case.

in 2019.1 you can selectively specify the objects/files to be deployed via the

delpoy.xml

file in the project. (previously, it just deployed everything regardless 😄 )

Thanks @mtsb I didn’t know it was possible at all. I think having the ability to partially deploy simply using the right-click menu would be useful but at least there’s this option

yeah. like @dbarnett said, i tend to just create a throw-away project and copy over the files i want to deploy there cause it’s often less work than constructing a

deploy.xml

(also, screwing up the deploy.xml modifications is potentially scary)

Yes! That's in our backlog 🙂

but, unless I am missing something, for sure you can edit the deploy.xml file to specify objects or files to upload! simply remove the * and replace with specific info

<deploy>
	<files>
		<path>~/FileCabinet/SuiteScripts/filename1.js</path>
		<path>~/FileCabinet/SuiteScripts/filename2.js</path>
	</files>
	<objects>
		<path>~/Objects/obj1.xml</path>
		<path>~/Objects/obj2.xml</path>
	</objects>
</deploy>

Yes, that's correct