A custom object is an object that is created in an org as opposed to standard objects which are provided by Salesforce. Objects in Salesforce are like tables, so creating a custom object is analogous to creating a table in a relational database.

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select account (lookup) through picklist on Flow Designer

I have a flow designer and it's based off of a custom object with has an account associated to it. However, I cannot figure out how to select the account through the drop down list. Whenever, I ...
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DocuSign for SF - Send & Attach to Custom Object

I was wondering if it's possible to have DocuSign "live" on a custom object, instead of the predefined standard objects? I've attempted to 'Connect' the object, as well as created the JS button to ...
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Data migration of custom objects

Could you please explain and advise which are the best ways to do Data Migration in Production Envrionment. Before I start the data migration do I need an additional environment for backup? I am ...
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Stop a formula field from removing the special characters

This is a generic question. I want to know if its possible to stop a formula field of a custom object from removing the special characters like quotation marks.
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packages are customer objects or standard object componenents

Is all the packages are custom objects objects are packages are created to work with standard object componenets as well ?
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How to delete individual records from a report ?

I have a report that contains all the members for our next event but I did the report before I've put the page up live for registering so now I have some test cases.> is there any way of removing it ? ...
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Get related list information from an Object

I have an object called position__c and skill_profile__c. I have a juntion object - position_skill_set__c , which is a junction object between postion__c and skill_profile__c. The junction object ...
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Create a custom/dynamic list of tasks with linked files for each opportunity [closed]

I need to build salesforce component that automatically populates a page or custom object with a set of activities that need to be completed for each stage of a transaction. The specific activities ...
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Auto Create Contact from Custom Object using Process Builder - Help [closed]

We would like to use Process Builder and not Apex for this request. We have a custom object called "Prospecting Checklist" and it is used by our sales team to gather prospecting information. One ...
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How to model students taking classes in salesforce [closed]

Our products consists of training for students. After we win an opportunity there is some necessary information we are trying to capture about the student and the course they signed up for, such as ...
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How do i Find and Delete Duplicates in Custom Object using SOQL or APEX

We are novice to SFDC. We have Custom object for Orders. that is Order__c. We tried following SOQL using Workbench SELECT colname,count(id) num FROM Order__c group by colname having count(colname ...
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how to move fields custom object to opportunity?

one custom second one is opportunity. First I created a custom object like as opportunity. But I want move fields (custom object) from to standard opportunity. In opportunity also some custom fields ...
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Generate Tab URL With Pure Visualforce

I have a custom Object called "Related Professionals" and I overrided the 'New' button to auto populate the "Name" Field with the Default text. This is the New button Override VF page : ...
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Metadata API - Struggling With First Custom Object + Fields Creation Project

Update: First and foremost, this is all about building a proper package.xml, objects folder full of ___.object files, and profiles folder full of ___.profile files. You do that, the rest is cake - ...
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Why can Standard User create a child object for a Parent record that is locked by an Approval Process?

The setup is that we have a Custom Object that is Parent to 16 different Child object types. When we "Submit for Approval" the process automatically locks the record (by default, per standard ...
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Get creation date of metadata using Apex

As the title says, is it possible to get dynamically get the creation date of custom metadata using Apex? I would like to know, for instance, which fields were created since 03/01/2016, in which ...
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Report to identify Custom / Standard Salesforce Objects

Is there there an easy way which i can produce a Salesforce report which returns the following headers ; Singular Label Plural Label Object Name API Name Custom Desired outcome would be ; ...
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Visual Force page to pull back values in custom object

I have been browsing the internet and I have I have now hit a brick wall, and would appreciate some help. Aim – Create a basic visual force page that shows three fields on a custom object. Once the ...
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Invalid left hand side assignment onclick javascript button

I have a custom button which checks for the following condition but I'm getting an error like "Invalid left-hand side assignment : Display Type: Detail Page Button Behavior: Execute Javascript ...
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Advanced Reporting Question

We have a need to show how many of our Accounts have 3 or more Licenses. I am having a hard time getting this into a report. We have a License & Registration object that has all of our ...
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Many to Many, 1 to Many, Many to 1 Relation in Custom fields

Use case : It is for project management, where manager can enter modules and assign to some developers to test this functionalities. Manager can assign many modules to one developer(user) or one ...
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Track Community Session Login Timestamp via Global Header or URL

Lets say User has 3 communities [Community A (A.com), Community B (B.com), Community C (C.com)] with same username. Same Licence. You have given access to community via profile for Community A and ...
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Populate custom object with Google API Data

I have a custom object named Book whose fields are: I want to populate this object and add records by building a cron job that fetches data from Google Books API and stores it in Book. Is it ...
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VisualForce error - Custom Button to add existing records [duplicate]

I am receiving the following Error: Unknown property 'AddExistingSpecsExt.Specifications__c' Line 0 VisualForce Code <apex:page controller="AddExistingSpecsExt"> <apex:form> ...
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Can I migrate metadata from a “protected” org's custom object to my org?

My goal is to move custom objects or at least the data in a custom object from a "protected org" to an org. From my research, Ant paired together with the force.com migration data tool does what I ...
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Apex errors with Custom button to add existing records on a custom object

I am receiving apex errors with the following code: public with sharing class AddExistingSpecsExt { public Specifications__c loadedSpec { get; private set; } public AddExistingSpecsExt() { ...
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Custom button to add existing records

I am trying to add a custom button to add existing records to a custom object related list (Specifications(custom obj) to Products(custom obj)) Ext class code: public with sharing class ...
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Insufficient Privilege error while creating a record

I have a Permission set to assign CRUD permission to a certain custom Object say CI__c. This is a Junction object of two other custom object C__c and I__c. While creating a new record in that junction ...
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Custom object CRUD permission still insufficient privilege

I have a custom object with CRUD permission. Still it gets insufficient privilege. How is that possible?
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Hyperlinked image file not rendering on website

We have a custom built Event Registration object in Salesforce that we use to populate event registration forms on our website. In this object, we regularly embed a "Watch it Live" hyperlinked image ...
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Adobe Echosign SObject row was retrieved via SOQL without querying the requested field

I added Adobe Echosign for Salesforce, but keep getting the following error: SObject row was retrieved via SOQL without querying the requested field: ...
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use trigger to match and populate field based off of another object

So as the title states I am trying to populate a field from the premium object with data from fetchRates. I have code that works but it is not populating for some reason. Any assistance would be much ...
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Using a trigger to add data to a record

This sounds like an easy problem but I keep running in to problems. I am trying to populate a field from one object with data from another object. is this possible with a validation rule or would I ...
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Querying related objects

I have a relationship between objects as below: User->Contacts->Account->Parent I am trying to get the parent id using the following SOQL query: [Select user.contacts.account.parentid from ...
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Custom Object is not available to create report

I have a custom object medical Inquiry and Allow report is checked on it. While trying to create report using System Admin the object is not coming up in the object list
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Limit exceeded error when deploying

When deploying our account custom fields to the org through ant we have the following error: 1. objects/Account.object (Account.ValidatedBillingPostalCode__c) -- Error: limit exceeded (line 121, ...
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Action Function re-render not working

I have a selectlist on VF page as shown below. It is populated by a "getCustomerList()" method in the controller that queries the database: <apex:selectList id="custList" ...
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Populate custom group lookup field using PHP

I am new to Salesforce (but experienced php developer). My trouble is with populating a custom group lookup field via php. The salesforce dashboard was setup by someone else; and I'm learning my way ...
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what does auto number data format indicates

In the below screen shot : I would like to understand where does the data format for this record name is used?
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Multi select Picklist and Visualforce issues

I am trying to display picklist values from a multi select picklist from a related object. I am using a visualforce page and putting this in the record detail. VF Code: <apex:page ...
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Inserting Multiple Records into a custom object which has a reference to another object

I have the following REST webservice for inserting multiple records into a custom object Tickets. @RestResource(urlMapping='/MultiTicket/*') global with sharing class MultiTicketRestController{ ...
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profile object permissions for a detail record

When readng through trailhead salesforce I came across a line which I am unable to digest. The line says - "You can’t set profile object permissions for a detail record". What does this mean? In my ...
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Trigger Not Firing - When Child Updated, Update Field on Master

Have two custom objects, Master and Child. Child has a lookup to Master. Trigger is saving, but not firing when I update the Child: trigger updateMasterName on Child_Custom__c (before insert, ...
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Salesforce reports - how to disable smart totalling (or is there a workaround)?

As you will see in the picture, I have three columns in a report from two objects. The appointment object contains an APPID and the Matter Code contains the other information. I am "trying" to total ...
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Custom object tab missing after move from sandbox to production using change set

I made added a new custom object into my app in my sandbox and pushed it to production using change sets, the object has been successfully moved, but for some reason i cant find the tab.I can also see ...
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Querying Custom Objects via Junction Objects

I have a junction Object called Service_Transaction_Type__c that creates a many-to-many relationship between two other custom objects (Service_Offering__c and Transaction_Type__c). I am also working ...
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Salesforce Integration Error

We are seeing this error whenever our .net developer is trying to insert a record into salesforce custom object. sObject type 'xyz__c' is not supported. If you are attempting to use a custom object, ...
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<zqu:SelectProduct options=“{!theOptions}” /> not working

I am following zuora's instructions, which say to use the following: <zqu:SelectProduct options="{!theOptions}" /> when using their SelectProducts custom component. The problem, is when I add ...
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Does deployment status on a custom object persist through promotion to production?

If I mark a custom object "In Development", and put it into a change-set, will it still be "In Development" after that change-set has been uploaded to the production org? In that case, if there are ...
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managed class is not global, and not visible, but, I want to get to my custom controller instead

I am a newbie, sorry about that. I will try to put in as much info as I can for this. I am trying to use the Zuora SelectProduct custom component, with my own Visual Force Page and my own Visual ...