Introspection bug/request: Using SFDX, How to list all polymorphic tables ie those that are retrievable but not present in schema:sobject:list? Example: "Activity"

[peternoges]

Hello.

Observed behavior:
sfdx force:source:retrieve --json -m CustomObject:Activity runs fine, but none of the commands below return "Activity":

• sfdx force:schema:sobject:list -c standard --json > ActivityDoesntAppearHere.json;
• sfdx force:schema:sobject:list -c all --json > ActivityDoesntAppearHereEither.json;
• sfdx force:schema:sobject:list -c custom--json > ActivityDoesntAppearHereAsWell.json;

Question & Suggestion:

Are there any existing force commands that can return "Activity" and any other polymorphic concepts? Having an introspection command that reveals all of them would be hugely helpful.

I know "Activity" is not a sObject, but rather a polymorphic construct that can mean either "Task" or "Event" sObject, therefore probably doesnt belong in the schema:sobject:list command, however i think it deserves to belong in some introspective/describe command; afterall it can be CLI retrieved, orgbrowser retrieved, and source tracked.

Can someone help make it describable?

Suggestion:
Perhaps add a new command such as “force:schema:list:polymorphicObjects”

And are there others like Activity that share the observed behavior above?

Thank you,

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This issue has been linked to a new work item: W-8793485

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[peternoges]

Is there a way for us to access information about [W-8793485] ?

[mshanemc]

we could if there was an API for them, but I don't see them. Like you can
sf sobject describe --sobject Event but not sf sobject describe --sobject Activity