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# Subscriber and Provider Orgs in Salesforce Connect—Cross-Org Adapter

The provider org stores the data that the subscriber org accesses.

### Required Editions

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          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience (not for high-data-volume
            external objects)</td>

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            <p>Available in: <strong>Developer</strong> Edition</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Available for an extra cost
              in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong>
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You define the external data source and external objects in the subscriber org. Manually create the external objects and their fields, or automatically create them by syncing the provider org’s metadata. When users view or search those external objects in the subscriber org, the data is obtained from the provider org and displayed in the subscriber org. When users create or edit external object records in the subscriber org, the data is saved in the provider org.

- An org can serve as both a subscriber and a provider.
- A subscriber org can access data from multiple provider orgs.
- A provider org can let multiple subscriber orgs access its data.

#### See Also

- [Cross-Org Adapter for Salesforce Connect](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.xorg_adapter_about.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Collaborate more effectively and improve processes by connecting the data across your Salesforce orgs. With the cross-org adapter, Salesforce Connect uses Lightning Platform REST API calls to access records in other Salesforce orgs. Nevertheless, setup is quick and easy with point-and-click tools.")