[SalesForce] Managed package install script – sObject type not supported

I have a managed package with a PostInstall script, however I'm having trouble accessing custom objects within it.

Apon installation, I get the following error notification email

System.QueryException: sObject type 'mypackage__Settings__c' is not supported.

The line referenced in the exception is a normal SOQL query against a custom object in the package

Settings__c = [SELECT Field1__c, Field2__c FROM Settings__c LIMIT 1;

Is there any reason why I shouldn't be able to access custom objects in the PostInstall script? It appears to work in other places.

Best Answer

Does your post install script have with sharing in the class definition?

If it does, try removing it or changing to without sharing. There may be an issue with the user that the post install script is running as not being able to access the custom object when sharing rules are enforced.

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[SalesForce] Install Script Batch Job failing (sObject type ‘Contact’ is not supported)

In order for your Batch Apex to work from the InstallScript context, both your Install Script and the Batch Apex class will have to be marked without sharing, or at least you will need to remove the with sharing, e.g.

public class InstallLogic implements InstallHandler

public without sharing class InstallLogic implements InstallHandler

and, for your Batch Apex class,

public class ContactPopulatePackageFieldBatch implements Database.Batchable<sObject>

public without sharing class ContactPopulatePackageFieldBatch implements Database.Batchable<sObject>

See this article for an explanation of some of the quirks of Install Scripts that are causing your "SObject type is not supported" exceptions.

[SalesForce] Sobject type not supported in Managed Package

Main reason for this error is one of your salesforce apex classes are declared without with sharing or without sharing . This causes unexpected behavior when a sharing enable class call a class which has no sharing type declared and enforce its sharing rule.

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