Salesforce Connect uses external data sources to access data that's stored outside
your Salesforce org. You must configure an external data source and synchronize it to map
its tables with external objects in Salesforce.
Required Editions
Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for high-data-volume
external objects)
Available in: Developer Edition
Available for an extra cost
in: Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited
Editions
Identity Type for External Data Sources On the external data source configured for Salesforce Connect, the Identity Type field specifies whether your organization uses one set or multiple sets of credentials to access the external system. Each set of credentials corresponds to a login account on the external system.
Sync an External Data Source for Salesforce Connect When you validate and sync an external data source, it creates or overwrites Salesforce external objects that map to the external system’s schema. Syncing doesn’t copy any data into your Salesforce org or write data from your org to the external system.
External Objects in Salesforce Connect External objects behave similar to custom objects except that they map to data stored outside Salesforce in an external data source. Each external object maps to a data table, and the object fields map to accessible table columns.
Writable External Objects in Salesforce Connect Select Writable External Objects when you define an external data source and use Salesforce Connect external objects to create, update, and delete data. External objects are read only by default.
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