What is External ID & Why it is used in Salesforce | How to mark field as External ID in Salesforce

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Shrey divided this video into the following points:
- What is an External ID in Salesforce?
- What is the use of External ID in Salesforce?
- How to set a field as an external ID?
- Which data type fields can be set as an external ID?
- How many fields can be marked as an external ID in a single object?
Hope you enjoy the video and feel free to comment down on the bottom if you have any question.
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Пікірлер: 65

@priyal600 5 жыл бұрын

Its now upto 25 external Id's

@SalesforceHulk 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct.

@IonutSultana 5 жыл бұрын

@@SalesforceHulk Also, the only suported external id fields are Custom text, number or email fields. Seems to me that Auto number has been deleted from this list. help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000324871&type=1&mode=1 Can you check this out?

@shekharnartam7145 4 жыл бұрын

@@@IonutSultana You can use an auto-number an external ID field, but the Data Loader does not support it for use with the upsert functionality. check below article help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000326472&type=1&mode=1

@ratnaprabhapawnikar1719 3 жыл бұрын

Oh My God.....you made this sound so simple. I was struggling to understand this concept and never understood after reading it so many times. Thank you so much for your awesome explanation.

@DXDragon38 3 жыл бұрын

thanks, this was actually really helpful for understanding External IDs. Currently using it on the job now.

@sonamyadav0333 4 жыл бұрын

Great job in explaining each concept with relevant examples and the facts that a user needs to be aware of. Appreciate your efforts. Keep it up..

@sheshankashahi2111 2 жыл бұрын

An interviewer asked me about this question and i was not able give answer that time but.....after watching your video i thought pehle kyu nhi dekha yr....such a amazing teacher your are....

@carlosalexandercabreramaja8824 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I wish trailhead would add videos like yours, it would make it a lot easier! But I know it will never happen, so you got a new subscriber. Thanks again. 😁

@mohanp4780 6 жыл бұрын

your way of explanation is very friendly. Super

@mudgalaakshay5343 5 жыл бұрын

Good one bro Keep doing, Its really helpful for beginners

@Miss_Mitss Жыл бұрын

best explanation i have ever got... thank uh..

@jeyandrantr3796 5 жыл бұрын

Great video... Can u please help in understanding end to end flow of data from Sibel to Salesforce?

@amirsuhail3423 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice style of teaching Salesforce. Bro please upload some video from development part like MVC, Visual force pages and Apex programming.. I will be very grateful, Thank you

@shivangisailesh5550 6 жыл бұрын

Hi , please upload video on process builder and integration .... looking forward to it... U are just awesome at explaining.

@kasi.m.viswanathmylavarapu8589 6 жыл бұрын

Nice way of explanation.

@jonathanlevy5175 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, I still have a question though. What happens if I select external id checkbox for a field but I don't check unique field? Will my upload upload multiple lines at once?

@chithraprakash8392 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much another great video. Very informative!. Please upload more videos based on app builder exam’s questions

@SalesforceHulk 5 жыл бұрын

Very soon will create a video for App Builder certification too.

@philanthropist5767 6 жыл бұрын

Very good teaching technic.

@learnogather 4 жыл бұрын

what if someone have checked the field as UNIQUE & External ID field Both will it Counted twice in atmost 7 or 25 unique & external id field one can have

@nsv.2344 4 жыл бұрын

if you make a field unique and the same field an external id also will it be counted as 2 (1 unique + 1 ext) or just 1?

@dineshprajapat2264 6 жыл бұрын

how we can update picklist value using external REST API?

@ankitasrivastava3127 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading nyc knowledgable videos,its helping me a lot to learn....keep up this good work. I have one small doubt regarding this video. ...what if in external system that email field is nt unique then how does it match...or we have to check frst in external system which field is unique...let me know plss if my question is valid or not..

@pradeepsadula3749 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Please explain about External Lookup relationships

@Rr-ri9cf 2 жыл бұрын

can we use external id field (pancard) as for lookup relationship in child object ?

@bmxpartsphilippines 2 жыл бұрын

Can i use both unique external id? I got some duplicate error from rest api to salesforce, some data are duplicated,, any help?

@jobh230 6 жыл бұрын

Hey, your videos are really helpful in learning Salesforce for someone whose background is totally different so thank you so much for awesome videos. I have a question about external id limits. If we select one field both external id and unique id, so will it be counted as two or one for external ID field limits??

@ShivamSharma-ez7eh 6 жыл бұрын

It would be counted as one.

@annuyaji6785 2 жыл бұрын

very nice expalnations, super clear and lively

@SalesforceHulk 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@gmohiddin1549 6 жыл бұрын

super bro

@rajveersinghrawat3311 2 жыл бұрын

Shrey sir u ❤are genious. Love u

@SalesforceHulk 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@gowthamk1736 6 жыл бұрын

f we select one field as both external id and unique id, so will it be counted as two or one for external ID field limits?? @salesforcehulk

@SalesforceHulk 6 жыл бұрын

Nice question, Gowtham. If any field is set as external Id as well as unique then it will be considered as 1 not 2.

@ladybell710 3 жыл бұрын

You are so dope! I love your videos.

@SalesforceHulk 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@shashis7807 6 жыл бұрын

I have a question about external id limits. If we select one field both external id and unique id, so will it be counted as two or one for external ID field limits??

@SalesforceHulk 6 жыл бұрын

Shashi S It will be counted as 1.

@rpr8259 5 жыл бұрын

To make a record as unique, one external id is enough right, why we have limit to more than one external id to create for particular object. Please suggest me.

@SalesforceHulk 5 жыл бұрын

On an object, we can have 25 external ids not one

@chamomile1697 6 жыл бұрын

Hello, can you make a video about page layouts

@SalesforceHulk 6 жыл бұрын

Will add it to my video lineups.

@shahidafrid526 2 жыл бұрын

Please make a video on Salesforce maps

@Lankathilaka 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying the limit update

@SalesforceHulk 6 жыл бұрын

Ruwantha Lankathialaka Yes i felt to mention it because in some online test series it is still shown as 3.

@Lankathilaka 6 жыл бұрын

True. I came across those test and thought it is right. Keep up the good work. Cheers !!!

@shailubitra4475 2 жыл бұрын

Why can't we change as External ID with picklist/checkbox?

@sriramv8830 6 жыл бұрын

How to learn Sfdc step by step ... suggest me any blog r website

@Stridealways1 6 жыл бұрын

trailhead.salesfore.com. You will get all trainings properly explained with step by step, and it also helps you to score

@SalesforceHulk 6 жыл бұрын

+1 Saumitra Pratap Singh Using trailhead you can learn everything you want related to Salesforce and also there are many blogs that will help you understand the topics in depth. But I'll be able to tell you more about the resources once I know that in which Salesforce profile you want to see yourself.

@SalesforceHulk 6 жыл бұрын

Good to hear that Sainishanth. Keep learning & growing. :)