Object Properties

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Object properties are attributes of an object, akin to the color or model of a motor vehicle.

Note: This page shows chosen options only. Click [Edit] to see the full range of choices.

About Object Properties

The object Properties page displays object characteristics and it's relationship to other objects.

Object Relationships

In the Cases object, for example, in the Object Relationships section, you see lines that looks like this:

Object	Alias	Relationship Type	...
Accounts		Many to One	...

The way to read that line is "Many (Cases) to One (Account)". Or, in general terms:

"Many (of the current object) to One (of the object on this line)"

Note: To change an object relationship, click the appropriate entry in that section. (The [Edit] button applies to the properties above. When you click it, you no longer see the relationships.) Learn more: Object Relationships.

Working with Object Properties

Users that have the Customize Objects permission can edit Fields.

When viewing an object, you click the [Edit] button to modify properties. You can also click the section-expand icon (File:Sections-expand.gif) to see that information, and then click the section-collapse icon (File:Sections-collapse.gif) to close it again.

Note: The object ID is only visible when you expand the properties section using the File:Sections-expand.gif icon. (That information is never needed in the GUI, however, and even the APIs work with object names.) Only a subset of the properties are shown when creating an object. To see that subset, visit New Object Properties.

Object Properties Settings

Object Information

Object Name

Used by the system

Only alphanumeric (a-z A-Z 0-9) and underscore (_) characters are allowed, no spaces

Must be 64 characters or less

Display Label (Plural)

Plural form of the Object Name

Display Label (Singular)

Object Name

Active

When clicked, this object is active in the system

Make this object available as Tab

Checked by Default

• If checked, this object is available as a tab in the UI (User Interface)
• If unchecked, this object is hidden

• Hidden tabs are used to hold information and support related objects

Web Enabled

• This option is available only for Custom Objects.
• When checked, this object is web enabled, and data can be added to the object, from a Web Form

Help URL

• Base URL for the custom help web page which can be specified for an Object)
• Optional.

Learn more: Help URL

Available for Reporting

Optionally, make this object unavailable for Reports

Checked by Default

• If checked, this object is available for use in Reports
• If unchecked, this object is not available for use in Reports

Available for Search

Optionally, make this object unavailable for Search

Checked by Default

• If checked, this object is available for use in Searches
• If unchecked, this object is not available for use in Searches

Recycle Deleted Records

Define how deleted items are discarded from Objects

Checkbox, checked by default

• If checked, Soft Delete is enabled; Deleted items are placed in the Recycle Bin, and can be Restored
• If unchecked, Hard Delete is enabled; Deleted items are Deleted Forever, and are not moved to the Recycle Bin

Permissions

• Enabled by default, these options determine if the specified action is available for the object
  Note: For any action that is disabled, the related action buttons are hidden in the UI, and access via APIs is also disabled.
• To disable an action, uncheck the checkbox
• These selections work with Custom Access Criteria options in the Access Control section

• Add: Add records to the object, enabled by default
• Retrieve: Access records individually or via Views/Reports, enabled by default
• Update: Update records in the object, enabled by default
• Delete: Delete records from the object, enabled by default

Access Control

• Role Based Permissions - With this option, Roles and teams determine record access.

Learn more: Role Based Permissions

• Custom Access Criteria -

Custom Presentation Pages

With this option, custom JSP/Html Pages are used to access object data.

A Presentation Page gives you full control over the layout a user sees when adding, updating, or deleting a record. You can define a different JSP Page for each purpose, and use any layout controls you like in the page.

You can specify:

• View Record Page - The page to use when viewing a record.
• Add Record Page - The page to use when adding a record.
• Update Record Page - The page to use when updating a record.

The dropdown list that accompanies each option lists the available JSP pages.

Learn more: Creating Presentation Pages for Record Data

Description Information

Description

Summarize the object in a paragraph or less.

Extended Meta Data

An area that can be used to include any additional class-specific data that an application may need. Examples include keywords and HTML code to use when displaying data.