Connect your Salesforce org to data that’s stored in Amazon DynamoDB.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for
high-data-volume external objects) |
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Available in: Developer Edition
Available for an extra
cost in: Enterprise, Performance, and
Unlimited Editions
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| User
Permissions Needed |
| To create and edit external data sources: |
Customize Application |
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From Setup, enter External Data Sources in the Quick
Find box, then select External Data Sources.
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Click New External Data Source, or click
Edit to modify an existing external data
source.
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Complete the fields.
| Field |
Description |
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External Data Source
|
A user-friendly name for the external data source. The
label is displayed in the Salesforce user interface. |
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Name
|
A unique identifier that’s used to refer to this external
data source definition through the API. |
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Type
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Select Amazon DyanamoDB. |
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Named Credential
|
Enter the named credential URL you defined for Amazon
DynamoDB data source.
You can skip the Authentication
section for the external data source. To access the
Amazon DynamoDB external system, Salesforce Connect uses
the authentication settings that are defined in the
named credential.
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Connection Timeout
|
Number of seconds to wait for a response from the Amazon
DynamoDB external system before timing out. By default, the
value is set to the maximum of 120
seconds. |
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Writable External Objects
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Select this option only if you want to create, edit, and
delete data that’s stored in Amazon DynamoDB. By default,
external objects are read only. |
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Click Save.
