Custom Objects

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

Compare to System Object

Find the Object Type

To find an object type identifier:

1. Click > Customization > Objects
2. In the Display Title column, find the object you're looking for.
3. The Object Name column has the identifier you need.

Alternatively:

1. Go to > Customization > Objects > {object}
2. Click Properties
3. The object name appears at the top of the page

Note: For objects that are not listed, see the System Objects page. The Object Name is typically used as the identifier, because it is human-readable for both System Objects and Custom Objects. Object ID can be used, as well, but it is human-readable only for System 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 > Objects > {object} > Fields

Predefined Fields

A Custom Object can be modeled after any of the standard System 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. (This field always displays the title of the workflow state, except when used in direct query against the database, in which case it displays the name of the workflow state.)
workflow_state_change_date	String	Date of last change in the Workflow State