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'package version create' is failing for all Custom Metadata records with 'not found custommetadata__mdt'.

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cli
Domain
cli, release

Research direction

The issue names the package version create command but provides no source files, tests, or reproducible codeset. Start by reproducing the failure with a minimal Custom Metadata package and inspect the package-version creation entry point; done means the command succeeds and the Custom Metadata records deploy without the reported errors.

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Summary

When I create package version, I met the messages something like followings.

It is similar problem like Issue #1582

MyCustom__mdt: Must specify a non-empty plural label for the CustomObject
MyCustom__mdt: My Custom Layout: Parent entity failed to deploy
MyCustom.RecordName: Custom metadata type MyCustom__mdt is not available in this organization.
MyHandleTriggerHandler: Invalid type: MyCustom__mdt
Steps To Reproduce

I cannot provide the codeset, it is company confidentials.

However, I was create a package version at 2024/11/25 with cli version 2.66.7. But it was failed at 2024/11/26 with cli version 2.66.7 and 2.67.7. I trying to package version create with almost same codeset. I just chaged a field size of string field of custom metadata. If I tried to restore the field to previous one, package version create still failed.

I also tried with version 2.68.6 right now, met the same result 'failed'

Expected result

Package version cretaed

Actual result

Failed package version create.

Additional information
System Information

OS : Windows 10
Terminal : PowerShell in VS Code

{
  "architecture": "win32-x64",
  "cliVersion": "@salesforce/cli/2.68.6",
  "nodeVersion": "node-v22.11.0",
  "osVersion": "Windows_NT 10.0.19045",
  "rootPath": "C:\\Util\\sf\\client",
  "shell": "powershell",
  "pluginVersions": [
    "@oclif/plugin-autocomplete 3.2.10 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-commands 4.1.10 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-help 6.2.18 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-not-found 3.2.28 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-plugins 5.4.17 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-search 1.2.16 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-update 4.6.13 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-version 2.2.16 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-warn-if-update-available 3.1.23 (core)",
    "@oclif/plugin-which 3.2.19 (core)",
    "@salesforce/cli 2.68.6 (core)",
    "apex 3.6.3 (core)",
    "api 1.3.2 (core)",
    "auth 3.6.75 (core)",
    "data 3.11.4 (core)",
    "deploy-retrieve 3.15.13 (core)",
    "info 3.4.21 (core)",
    "limits 3.3.40 (core)",
    "marketplace 1.3.6 (core)",
    "org 5.2.4 (core)",
    "packaging 2.9.3 (core)",
    "schema 3.3.42 (core)",
    "settings 2.4.6 (core)",
    "sobject 1.4.46 (core)",
    "telemetry 3.6.23 (core)",
    "templates 56.3.30 (core)",
    "trust 3.7.43 (core)",
    "user 3.6.3 (core)"
  ]
}
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