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ERROR running force:source:deploy: INVALID_ID_FIELD: Source validate does not meet the cutoff criteria for testless deploy
A. This suggests that the provided validation deployment Job ID does not meet either of the below criteria's :
ID provided for the validation job is unsuccessful/in-progress.
ID provided for the validation job is not having test execution available.
ID provided for the validation job is not having test coverage criteria (75%) met.
Q. Quick Deploy Task fails with below message
ERROR running force:source:deploy: INVALID_ID_FIELD: Source is not a check-only deploy
A. This suggests that the provided Validation deployment Job ID is not a Validation deployment job ID but a Deployment Job ID created as part of Validation but rather as part of Deployment and therefore is not applicable for Quick Deployment.
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A. This suggests that the provided Validation deployment Job ID is not a valid Salesforce deployment ID and therefore not eligible for Quick Deployment. This can also occur if the Job ID was created as part of Apex Test Run (Unit Testing) step.