Database.com Metadata API Developer's Guide - Salesforce.com

Metadata TypesProfileCustomTabJob_Request__cCustomObjectJobApps__RecruitingCustomApplicationRecruiting.DevManagerRecordType*PermissionSet30.0ProfileRepresents a user profile. A profile defines a user's permission to perform different functions within Database.com. It extendsthe Metadata metadata type and inherits its fullName field.In API version 29.0 and later, you can retrieve and deploy access settings for the following managed components in profilesand permission sets:• Apex classes• Custom field permissions• Custom object permissions• External data sourcesFor more information, see Managed Component Access in Sample package.xml Manifest Files on page 18.Declarative Metadata File Suffix and Directory LocationThe file suffix is .profile. There is one file for each profile, stored in the profiles folder in the corresponding packagedirectory.VersionProfiles are available in API version 10.0 and later.FieldsThe content of a profile returned by Metadata API depends on the content requested in the RetrieveRequest message. Forexample, profiles only include field-level security for fields included in custom objects returned in the same RetrieveRequestas the profiles. The profile definition contains the following fields:Field NameclassAccessescustomField TypeProfileApexClassAccess[]booleanDescriptionIndicates which top-level Apex classes have methodsthat users assigned to this profile can execute.Indicates whether the profile is a custom (true) orstandard (false) profile. Available in API version30.0 and later.130