Considerations and Limitations for Record Association Builder

Here are some things to keep in mind as you implement Record Association Builder.

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Professional, Enterprise, and Unlimited Editions
  • One reference object can have up to five active association criteria.
  • An association criteria’s precondition formula can handle up to three spanning relationships (also known as cross-object references).
  • When an object event occurs and more than one active criteria is met, only the first criteria that’s met generates a branch unit related record. Multiple associations aren’t created.
  • Record association builder stores association data in branch unit related records, but doesn’t create Branch Unit Customer records based on account creation events.
  • The Branch Unit Related Record object doesn’t currently appear in list views or have a Lightning page layout.
  • Custom fields can’t be added to the Branch Unit Related Record object.
  • Association records created by record association builder impact your data storage. Consider this impact when defining criteria that create associations based on common or verbose events, such as record updates.
  • Generating a branch unit related record can take a minute or more after an object event occurs and an association criteria precondition is met.
  • Custom formula fields from contacts can't be used within person account formulas. Don’t include embedded formula fields for other objects in formula fields for person accounts.