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Salesforce CRM - The Definitive Admin Handbook

By : Paul Goodey GP, Paul Goodey
Book Image

Salesforce CRM - The Definitive Admin Handbook

By: Paul Goodey GP, Paul Goodey

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Salesforce CRM – The Definitive Admin Handbook Third Edition
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Creating custom objects


Custom objects are database tables that allow you to store data that's specific to your organization in Salesforce.com. You can use custom objects to extend the Salesforce functionality or build a new application functionality.

Note

You can create up to 200 custom objects in the Enterprise Edition and 2000 in the Unlimited Edition.

Once you have created a custom object, you can create a custom tab, custom-related lists, reports, and dashboards for users to interact with the custom object data.

To create a custom object, navigate to Setup | Create | Objects. Now, click on New Custom Object, or click on Edit to modify an existing custom object. The following screenshot shows you the resulting screen:

On the Custom Object Definition Edit page, you can enter the following:

  • Label: This is the visible name that is displayed for the object within the Salesforce CRM user interface and is shown on pages, views, and reports, for example.

  • Plural Label: This is the plural name specified...