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Which field type can be used as an external ID?

Asked by Catherine halcombe, Last updated: Apr 08, 2024

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ravikumar.guddanti

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Answered Dec 10, 2019

A custom field can be marked as an external ID to identify the primary keys of the legacy system (outside Salesforce). Text, number, e-mail, and auto-number fields can be flagged as external IDs.

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barra_v

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Answered Nov 07, 2019

Answer should be text, email, number, formula field can't be used as external id

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catherine halcombe

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Catherine halcombe

Answered Aug 29, 2018

Text field
Email field
Formula field
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