Datatypes in Salesforce
There are different kinds of data types depending on conditions. There are five different data types in API –
- ID
- String
- Boolean
- Double
- Varies by type
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Different field types depending on the data types –
| ID | Look up relational, master-detail relationship |
| String | Auto number, email, phone, multi-select picklist, text, text area, long text area, rich text area, data category group reference, and URL |
| Boolean | Checkbox |
| Double | Currency, Formula, number, Percent and roll-up summary |
| Varies by type | Formula Field |
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Different Field Types –
| Field Type | What the Field Contains |
| Address | A compound data type that contains address field data. |
| AnyType | A polymorphic data type that returns a string, picklist, reference, Boolean, currency, int, double, percent, ID, date, DateTime, URL, or email data depending on the kind of field involved. |
| Calculated | Fields that are defined by a formula. |
| Combobox | A Combobox, which includes a set of enumerated values and allows the user to specify a value, not in the list. |
| Currency | Currency values. |
| DataCategoryGroupReference | Reference to a data category group or a category unique name. |
| Email addresses. | |
| Encryptedstring | Encrypted text fields contain any combination of letters, numbers, or symbols that are stored in an encrypted form. You can set a maximum length of up to 175 characters. Available in API versions 11.0 and later. |
| ID | A primary key field for the object. |
| JunctionIdList | A string array of referenced ID values that represent the many-to-many relationship of an underlying junction entity. Query and manipulate the string array to query and manipulate the underlying junction entities in a single API call. |
| Location | A compound data type that contains latitude and longitude values for geolocation fields. |
| Masterrecord | When records are merged, the ID of the record that is saved (the other records are deleted). |
| Multipicklist | Multi-select picklists, which include a set of enumerated values from which multiple values can be selected. |
| Percent | Percentage values. |
| Phone | Phone numbers. Values can include alphabetic characters. Client applications are responsible for phone number formatting. |
| Picklist | Picklists, which include a set of enumerated values from which one value can be selected. |
| Reference | Cross-references to a different object. Analogous to a foreign key field in SQL. |
| Textarea | A string that is displayed as a multiline text field. |
| URL | URL values. Client applications should commonly display these as hyperlinks. |
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Salesforce components
- TAB Menu – In this all the tabs are arranged in a row.
- All TAB Menu – In this we can find all the tabs available in salesforce.com.
- More TAB Menu – In this, we can find more tabs available in salesforce.com.
- User Menu – This is available at the top with a username. By using this component we can change our profile setting or my settings.
- Sidebar Menu – In this, we have different sections like build, monitor, jobs, logs.
- Application Menu – It allows shuffling between the applications.
- Search Menu – It helps to search in Salesforce.
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