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Create a Custom Salesforce Object
To store the display information in Salesforce, create a custom object named Display with custom fields.
Required Editions
| Available in Lightning Experience in Enterprise, Professional, and Unlimited Editions that have Consumer Goods Cloud enabled. |
| User Permissions Needed | |
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| To create a custom object: | CGCloud Business Admin |
- From Setup, go to Object Manager and in Create, click Custom Object.
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Define the custom object with these details.
- In Label, enter Display.
- In Object Name, select Display.
- In Description, enter Holds information about the displays placed in a store.
- In Record Name, specify Display Name.
- In Data Type, select Text.
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Add fields to the Displays object by using the information in this table.
Field Label Field Name Data Type Sample Description Description Description__c Text Area (Long) - 1024 chars Description of the display. Competitor Display Competitor_Display__c Checkbox Indicates if the display is from a competitor. Type Type__c Picklist
For picklist values, add these entries in Value.
- Dump Bin
- Freestanding
- Glorifier
- Isle
- Shelf
- Table
Type of display. Sales Org Sales_Org__c Picklist
Use the Use global picklist value set option and select Sales Org from the list.
Describes the sales org the display belongs to. - Save your changes.
- Configure Permissions on Display Card
Assign permissions to Consumer Goods (CG) Cloud users and system administrators to grant access to visits and tasks. - Set Up a Tab Page
Admins or sales reps can quickly search for and open the Display page in the org through App Launcher when you create a custom tab for Display. - Create Demo Data
Add display items to the Display object. You can create sample data manually or by importing a CSV file through the Data Import Wizard.
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