Last updated on March 18, 2017
The salesforce terminology has at times found to be very confusing. The terminology could be very confusing especially if you have just started at the platform. This article shall give a general view on the various objects in salesforce and teach you how to create a custom object in salesforce. The objects to be discussed are specifically custom objects. The article shall also aim at building the family management application in the developer orgs.
The Standard Vs. Custom Object
In the past we have focused on the database design on issues regarding to salesforce and we have had to look at how salesforce fits in. The zero to hero post had all these details and we are able to discuss also about the columns, rows and tables.
The salesforce database tables are discussed in different topics and these tables are called objects. Salesforce has two different types of objects. These objects are custom and standard objects. These terms are not new since they are the terminologies used in the making of various highlights in salesforce objects. The main question that we are going to answer is what is the difference between custom and standard objects?
How to Create a Custom Object in Sales force
If you were to unwrap any brand new salesforce, you would find some functionality that has been set up for use. The functionality that is set up would include some standard objects like cases, contacts, and accounts. You should understand that salesforce doesn’t have any functionality that would suit your business needs out of the box, therefore you have to learn how to create a custom object in salesforce. Once you understand the above fact, you shall hence be able to know why the custom objects come into place. The custom objects come into place so that they can satisfy some specific business needs. One advantage of the custom objects is that they contain all the components that are contained in the standard objects. The only visible difference that is created is that salesforce avails some objects for you (standard objects) hence giving you the power to formulate your own objects (custom objects) following the requirements stated by the business.
Creation Of A Custom Object
You have to first think and focus on what you are going to build in the developer org. The part of the app being built includes an area for tracking the automotive repairs and all the other related expenses. In the past times, we have customized the standard object via creation of a page layout a recording type that has helped in the capturing of various details concerning the repair shop. Now, the question we have is how to create a custom object in salesforce? This isn’t very hard. You just have to follow few simple steps that help in formulating an entirely new custom object.
1. Log in to the salesforce developer and then click setup to create objects.
2. At the upper part of the page, move the mouse to click the new custom object in order for you to open the wizard.
3. Go to the label field and then and then insert the plural version for the name of the object which in this case shall be `repairs`.
4. Give a short description of this object.
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