Can't update manage package Page Layout

[certinia]

Can't update manage package Page Layout

[afawcett]

Yes it is possible to do this https://github.com/financialforcedev/apex-mdapi/blob/master/apex-mdapi/src/classes/MetadataServiceExamples.cls#L696. What i have noticed is that for some reason if you get the layout name wrong it returns a blank layout. So double check your layout name via listMetadata or using the Salesforce Developer Workbench tool which also has a means to list metadata.

[kbabintsev]

Yes, name was wrong. Valid name is 'CA10__CaAwsCloudTrailEvent__c-AWS CloudTrail Event Layout' (CA10 is our namespace). But I get the same error. I tried to do this with Java API v29 (http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/api_meta/), but I got the same result. Everything works well with dev org (where name is 'CaAwsCloudTrailEvent__c-AWS CloudTrail Event Layout').

[afawcett]

I see so it works if you try to edit a unmanaged layout, but if you try to edit a managed package installed layout it fails? Is CA10 your managed package namespace?

[kbabintsev]

Yes, that's right. Yes, "CA10" is our namespace.

[afawcett]

I'm wondering if this is restriction of the Metadata API, have you tried API v30.0?

[kbabintsev]

v29 is latest version available in maven central http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.force.api/force-metadata-api

[kbabintsev]

I solved this. It works if I try 'CA10__CaAwsCloudTrailEvent__c-CA10__AWS CloudTrail Event Layout'. btw listMetadata returns 'CA10__CaAwsCloudTrailEvent__c-AWS CloudTrail Event Layout' (without prefix).

[afawcett]

Wow that is inconsistant, glad you sorted it! Enjoy the API now! 👍

[adam84luong]

Thanks kbabintsev, your solution worked even in v39.