Custom Object

A Custom Object is an object that has been created by a user or an application.

Compare to Built-in or CRM object

Find the Object Type

To find the object type identifier for an object:

1. Click Designer > Objects > {object}
2. The Object Name is displayed at the top of the page.
   (To see the object ID, click the section-expansion (triangle) icon next to it. )

Note: The Object Name is typically used as the identifier, because it is human-readable for both Built-in or CRM objects and Custom Objects. Object ID can be used, as well, but it is only human-readable for Built-in or CRM objects.

View Object Attributes

You examine attributes of Custom Objects in the same way you view attributes for Custom Objects.

For example, to see the fields defined for a Custom Object:

Designer > Data & Presentation > Objects > {object} > Fields

Predefined Fields

A Custom Object can be modeled after any of the standard Built-in or CRM objects. Some fields are predefined. Those fields are:

• Created automatically when an object is created
• Populated automatically when a record is saved/updated
• Set to Read-Only by default, but can be Hidden via Field Visibility settings

These are the predefined fields:

Field Name	Display Type	Description
object_id	String	ID of the object the record is in
record_id *	Number	Unique record identifier
owner_id *	String	Unique record owner identifier
date_modified *	String	Date the record was last modified
date_created *	String	Date the record was created
created_id *	String	Unique identifier of the user who created the record
modified_id *	String	Unique identifier of the user who last modified the record
workflow_owners	String	Workflow Owner(s)
workflow_state	String	Workflow State
workflow_state_change_date	String	Date of last change in the Workflow State