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Feature Request FR-4431
Product Area Application Builder
Status CLOSED

1 Voters

Remove Unused Templates at Export

dvdferrol Public · Apr 25 2025

Idea Summary
Have an option to remove unused templates when exporting an application.

Use Case
Removing the unused templates will help keep the application export file size small.

As all development work will (should) be done in a development environment, the need to access additional templates/components in subsequent testing/production environments should be minimal. 

Preferred Solution (Optional)
A switch item on the Export Application page

We reviewed this idea carefully, and while it was interesting, we concluded that due to all the internal implications we need to take into account, it is unlikely to make its way into APEX.

Comments

Comments

  • vincent morneau Admin OP 5 weeks ago

    Deleting application meta data (templates here) should not be invisible to users. This should be a design decision.

    That said, starting from Universal Theme 24.2, the templates don't live in your application anymore, your application simply references a central universal theme repository. That means your application export file is drastically smaller by not having any theme meta data.

  • dvdferrol OP 5 weeks ago

    @vincent morneau, thanks for the reply.

    We’re still running 23.2, so I was unaware of the 24.2 changes. My company prefers to stay 1-2 versions behind (much to the dev teams annoyance!).