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# Quick Start with Deploy and Retrieve

In this quick start, we add a custom field to an object in our org and then retrieve its metadata into our Salesforce project. Then, we make a simple edit to the field and deploy the changes back to our org.

First, let's add a custom field in an org that you are connected to:

1. From **Setup**, enter _Object Manager_ in the Quick Find box, then select **Object Manager**.
2. Click **Account**.
3. Click **Fields & Relationships**.
4. Click **New**.
5. For data type, select **Date**, then click **Next**.
6. Enter these field values:
   - **Field Label**: _Created On_
   - **Description**: _Date of Account Creation_
7. Click **Next**, **Next**, and **Save**.

Now, let’s retrieve the metadata for this new custom field into our Salesforce project.

1. Return to your Salesforce project and open Org Browser.
2. Scroll down to **Custom Objects** and navigate to **Account**.
3. Click the retrieve icon next to Account to run **SFDX: Retrieve Source from Org**.
4. From the Activity Bar, click Explorer and navigate to `force-app/main/default/object/Account`.

In the `fields` folder, a file named `Created_On__c.field-meta.xml` contains metadata for your new custom field.

The metadata is:

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CustomField xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <fullName>Created_On__c</fullName>
    <description>Date of Account Creation</description>
    <externalId>false</externalId>
    <label>Created On</label>
    <required>false</required>
    <trackFeedHistory>false</trackFeedHistory>
    <type>Date</type>
</CustomField>
```

Let's now make a simple edit to this field and deploy our changes back to our org with a single click.

1. Edit `Created_On__c.field-meta.xml` and change the `<required>` tag value to `true` to indicate that this custom field is required.
2. Right-click the `objects/Account` folder and click **SFDX: Deploy Source to Org**.
3. After the command has run successfully, go back to your org and check the details of the **Created On** custom field to confirm that it’s now a required field.