Using SFDX CLI Command to Insert User to Org

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure you have the following:

• Salesforce DX CLI installed on your system. You can download it from the official Salesforce website.
• A Salesforce DX project set up on your system.
• An authenticated Salesforce Org where you want to insert the user.

Steps to Insert a User

Step 1: Create a JSON file with User details

First, you need to create a JSON file with the details of the user you want to insert. Here’s an example:

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{
    "Username": "test@example.com",
    "LastName": "Test",
    "FirstName": "User",
    "Email": "test@example.com",
    "Alias": "tuser",
    "TimeZoneSidKey": "America/New_York",
    "LocaleSidKey": "en_US",
    "EmailEncodingKey": "UTF-8",
    "ProfileName": "Standard User",
    "LanguageLocaleKey": "en_US"
}

Save this file as user.json.

Step 2: Use the SFDX CLI to Insert the User

To insert the user, run the following command in your terminal:

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sfdx force:data:record:create -s User -v $(jq -r '. | to_entries | map("\(.key)=\(.value|tostring)") | join(" ")' user.json) --json

This command uses the force:data:record:create SFDX command to insert a new user record. The -s User flag specifies that the record is for the User sObject. The -v flag followed by the jq command reads the values from the user.json file and formats them as key=value pairs.

Step 3: Verify the User Insertion

To verify that the user was inserted correctly, you can use the force:data:soql:query command:

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sfdx force:data:soql:query -q "SELECT Id, Username FROM User WHERE Email = 'test@example.com'"

This command should return the Id and Username of the new user, confirming that the user was inserted successfully.

Wrapping up.

With the Salesforce DX CLI, inserting a user into an organization becomes a straightforward task. This command line tool is a powerful asset for Salesforce developers, providing flexibility and control over data manipulation tasks.

Cheers! 🍺