Salesforce Connect provides seamless integration with the Salesforce Platform and enables users to view, search, and modify external object data.
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 |
Review the considerations for each Salesforce Connect adapter that you use to know more about Salesforce Platform feature support.
- Salesforce Connect Support for Reports
Depending on network latency and the availability of the external system, reports that include an external object can take a long time to run. - Salesforce Connect Support for Record Feeds
View the Chatter feed associated with external object records you follow to see updates about the record. Following records helps keep you up to date on important changes to the external objects. - Salesforce Connect Support for Quick Actions
External objects support quick actions, except when the actions involve features or functionality that are incompatible with external objects. - Salesforce Connect Support for Flows and Processes
You can build flows and processes that include external objects and automate your organization’s repetitive business tasks. - Salesforce Connect Support for the Salesforce App
You can view and search external objects from the Salesforce mobile app, Salesforce on the go! - Salesforce Connect Support for the Salesforce Console
You can access external objects from the Salesforce console only in Salesforce Classic. Other consoles, such as the Salesforce console in Lightning Experience, aren’t supported. - More Features Supported by Salesforce Connect
External objects are available to Salesforce APIs, SOQL queries, SOSL and Salesforce searches, packages, Metadata API, change sets, and Lightning Experience app.