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• DEFAULT - Use the default packaging order. See also Processing Order in Fixed Folder Names. 
  • Commit time - Process all files committed at the same as a group. If multiple groups are found, process them in commit-time order. 
  • File type (folder) - Within a commit group, process files in folder order (corresponds to object type)
  • Alphabetical by filename  - Within a folder, process files in alphabetical order. 
• PACKAGEMETHOD - Do not consider commit order. See also Flexible Folder Names. 
  • packageMethod setting -  Process in order of packageMethod (set in metadata.properties)
  • Alphabetical by filename - Within a packageMethod, process files in alphabetical order.
• ALPHANUMERIC - Process in alphabetical order only. Do not consider commit time or packageMethod. 
  • That the name of the folder plus the filename are included when using alphanumeric packageOrderStrategy. 
  • The primary sorting is alphanumeric by name of the folder, and the secondary sorting is alphanumeric by name of the file within each folder.

Specifying Folder-Processing Order in metadata.properties

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