Use this activity to update existing objects in Saleforce.com.
While the Salesforce.com API limits the number of objects
that it can update in a single call to 200 objects, the Cast Iron
Salesforce.com Connector does not have such a limit. You can use the
Update Objects activity to update an unlimited number of objects.
Using the Update Objects activity.
Procedure
- In the Activities tab, open the Salesforce.com directory
to find the Update Objects activity.
- Add the activity to an orchestration. The Checklist and Summary for
the activity are displayed below the orchestration.
- Select a Salesforce.com endpoint. For instructions on creating
or editing a Salesforce.com endpoint, see Creating
or Editing a Salesforce.com Endpoint.
- Configure the
activity by choosing a Salesforce.com object type and object field
preferences. You can only select object types and fields that the
Integration Appliance can update. The input map contains the object
type with elements that correspond to the fields you select during
this configuration step.
Note: The Integration Appliance
cannot create auto-number fields.
- Specify the Retry and Time
out parameters for the activity.
- Map the input of the activity. The input map consists of
an object's input parameter. This parameter consists of a single root
element that has a single repeating element, named after the object
type you selected above, containing all the fields you selected in
the Object Field Preferences table.
- Map the output of the activity.
Map the input of the Update Objects activity
- In the Checklist, select Map Inputs.
The objects element is displayed in the To Activity pane.
- Right-click the default node and choose Show
Optional Parameters to show the optional input parameters
for this activity:
- AssignmentRuleHeader
- MruHeader
- EmailHeader
- CallOptions
- connection
- sessionInfo
- Click Select Inputs... and select the
input variable or variables for the map. For instructions about creating
variables, see Creating variables.
- As appropriate, map the input parameters to the variable or variables.
For mapping instructions, see Creating a map.
Optional and nillable field
elements have the following behavior:
Map the output of the Update Objects activity
- In the Checklist, select Map Outputs.
The saveResults element is displayed in the From Activity panel.
- Click Select Outputs... and select the output variable
or variables for the map. For instructions about creating variables,
see Creating variables.
- As appropriate, map the output parameters to the variable or
variables. For mapping instructions, see Creating a map.