jaganpro/sf-vlocity-build-deploy

sf-vlocity-build-deploy: Vlocity Build DataPack Deployment

Use this skill when the user needs Vlocity DataPack deployment orchestration: export/deploy workflow, manifest-driven deploys, failure triage, and CI/CD sequencing for OmniStudio/Industries DataPacks.

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When This Skill Owns the Task

Use sf-vlocity-build-deploy when work involves:

• vlocity packDeploy, packRetry, packContinue, packExport, packGetDiffs, validateLocalData
• DataPack job-file design (projectPath, expansionPath, manifest, queries)
• org-to-org DataPack migration and retry loops
• troubleshooting DataPack dependency, matching-key, and GlobalKey issues

Delegate elsewhere when the user is:

• deploying standard metadata with sf project deploy -> sf-deploy
• building OmniScripts, FlexCards, IPs, or Data Mappers -> sf-industry-commoncore-*
• designing Product2 EPC bundles -> sf-industry-cme-epc-model
• writing Apex/LWC code -> sf-apex, sf-lwc

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Critical Operating Rules

• Use Vlocity Build (vlocity) commands for DataPacks, not sf project deploy.
• Prefer Salesforce CLI auth integration (-sfdx.username <alias>) over username/password files when available.
• Always run a pre-deploy quality gate before full deploy:
  1. validateLocalData
  2. optional packGetDiffs
  3. then packDeploy
• Use packRetry repeatedly when error counts are dropping; stop when retries no longer improve results.
• Keep matching-key strategy and GlobalKey integrity consistent across source and target orgs.

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Required Context to Gather First

Ask for or infer:

• source org and target org aliases
• job file path and DataPack project path
• deployment scope (full project, manifest subset, or specific -key)
• whether this is export, deploy, retry, continue, or diff-only
• namespace model (%vlocity_namespace%, vlocity_cmt, or core)
• known constraints (new sandbox bootstrap, trigger behavior, matching key customizations)

Preflight checks:

vlocity help
sf org list
sf org display --target-org <alias> --json
test -f <job-file>.yaml

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Recommended Workflow

1. Ensure tool readiness

npm install --global vlocity
vlocity help

2. Validate project data locally

vlocity -sfdx.username <source-alias> -job <job-file>.yaml validateLocalData

Use --fixLocalGlobalKeys only when explicitly requested and after explaining impact.

3. Export from source (when needed)

vlocity -sfdx.username <source-alias> -job <job-file>.yaml packExport
vlocity -sfdx.username <source-alias> -job <job-file>.yaml packRetry

4. Deploy to target

vlocity -sfdx.username <target-alias> -job <job-file>.yaml packDeploy
vlocity -sfdx.username <target-alias> -job <job-file>.yaml packRetry

5. Continue interrupted jobs

vlocity -sfdx.username <target-alias> -job <job-file>.yaml packContinue

6. Verify post-deploy parity

vlocity -sfdx.username <target-alias> -job <job-file>.yaml packGetDiffs

Job-file starter: references/job-file-template.md

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High-Signal Failure Patterns

| Error / symptom | Likely cause | Default fix direction | |---|---|---| | No match found for ... | missing dependency in target org | include missing DataPack key and redeploy | | Duplicate Results found for ... GlobalKey | duplicate records in target | clean duplicates and re-run deploy | | Multiple Imported Records ... same Salesforce Record | source duplicate matching-key records | remove duplicates in source and re-export | | No Configuration Found | outdated DataPack settings | run packUpdateSettings or enable autoUpdateSettings | | Some records were not processed | settings mismatch / partial dependency state | refresh settings both orgs, then retry | | SASS / template compile failures | missing referenced UI template assets | export/deploy referenced template dependencies first |

Detailed matrix: references/troubleshooting-matrix.md

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CI/CD Guidance

Default pipeline shape:

1. authenticate orgs (sf org login ...)
2. validate local DataPack integrity (validateLocalData)
3. export changed scope (packExport or manifest-driven export)
4. deploy (packDeploy)
5. retry loop (packRetry) until stable
6. compare (packGetDiffs) and publish deployment report

For incremental deploy optimization, use job-file options such as:

• gitCheck: true
• gitCheckKey: <folder>
• manifest for deterministic scope control

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Cross-Skill Integration

| Need | Delegate to | Reason | |---|---|---| | metadata deploy outside DataPacks | sf-deploy | Metadata API workflows | | OmniStudio component authoring | sf-industry-commoncore-* | build artifacts before deploy | | EPC product and offer payload authoring | sf-industry-cme-epc-model | Product2/DataPack model quality | | Apex trigger/log error diagnosis | sf-debug, sf-apex | automation-side root-cause fixes |

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Reference Map

Start here

• references/job-file-template.md
• references/troubleshooting-matrix.md
• examples/business-internet-plus-bundle/TRANSCRIPT.md
• examples/business-internet-plus-bundle-deploy/TRANSCRIPT.md

External reference

• Vlocity Build GitHub

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Completion Format

DataPack goal: <export / deploy / retry / diff / ci-cd>
Source org: <alias or N/A>
Target org: <alias or N/A>
Scope: <job file + manifest/key/full>
Result: <passed / failed / partial>
Key findings: <errors, dependencies, retries, diffs>
Next step: <safe follow-up action>