External object overview

You can add external objects to applications, publish, and install these applications. Make sure that target customers have access to the external tables mapped to the external objects. You can edit external objects to change their name and other properties. External objects and their fields can be configured and used in as native Platform objects, with the following limitations:

  • The field creation process is limited as explained in External object fields and attributes.
  • Full text search and search engine indexing is not available for external object fields.
  • External records cannot be used as application seed records.

The functionality available for external objects and their fields includes, but is not limited to:

  • Configurable pages
  • Configurable views
  • Detailed search and filtering
  • Email and document templates
  • Triggers and workflows
  • Input validation through triggers and field-level validation
  • Reports, charts and gauges
  • Unique indexes
  • Client-side and server-side API usage
  • REST and SOAP APIs