External objects
External objects function much like custom objects, with the distinction that they are linked to data residing beyond your Salesforce organization. Every external object is dependent on an external data source definition, facilitating the connection to data stored in an external system. Each definition of an external object corresponds to a data table within this external system, while the fields of an external object correspond to the columns within that table. External objects are searchable, and users can interact with this data also. Simply put, external objects are special types of Salesforce custom objects that can display data stored outside of Salesforce. Sounds cool? That’s because it is! But what makes this “coolness” even cooler? There are lots of benefits to using external objects. Let’s list here the most important:
- Data storage savings – External objects prove most advantageous in scenarios where there’...
