Connect your Salesforce org to data that’s stored in external databases managed via
GraphQL.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for
high-data-volume external objects) |
|
Available in: Developer Edition
Available for an extra
cost in: Enterprise, Performance, and
Unlimited Editions
|
| 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 |
|
External Data Source
|
A user-friendly name for the external data source. The
label is displayed in the Salesforce user interface. |
|
Name
|
A unique identifier that’s used to refer to this external
data source definition through the API. |
|
Type
|
Select GraphQL. |
|
Named Credential
|
Enter the named credential URL you defined for GraphQL
API.
To access the external system, Salesforce Connect
uses the authentication settings that are defined in the
named credential.
|
|
Connection Timeout
|
Number of seconds to wait for a response from the
external system before timing out. By default, the value is
set to the maximum of 120 seconds. |
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Writable External Objects
|
Select this option only if you want to create, edit, and
delete data that’s stored in the external data source. By
default, external objects are read only. |
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Click Save.
