in accordance with embodiments , there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating , exporting , viewing and testing , and importing custom applications in a multitenant database environment . these mechanisms and methods can enable embodiments to provide a vehicle for sharing applications across organizational boundaries . the ability to share applications across organizational boundaries can enable tenants in a multi - tenant database system , for example , to easily and efficiently import and export , and thus share , applications with other tenants in the multi - tenant environment .