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description: Salesforce to Salesforce lets you share records with connected organizations. When viewing a shared record, the header shows the record's sharing status. The record may also contain the External Sharing related list, which shows sharing details and status.
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# Statuses for Records Shared with Salesforce to Salesforce

Salesforce to Salesforce lets you share records with connected organizations. When viewing a shared record, the header shows the record's sharing status. The record may also contain the External Sharing related list, which shows sharing details and status.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col style="width:100%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Contact Manager</strong>, <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sales-sales_productivity-264-0-0-production-enus/b2f6c36a-fa61-4a3c-9752-032ce1818a69/images/icon_important.png)

Important Salesforce to Salesforce is scheduled for retirement as of Spring ’27. See [Salesforce to Salesforce Retirement](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=005103355&type=1&language=en_US).

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          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d92675e87">Status of Shared Record</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d92675e90">Description</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
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            <td data-label="Status of Shared Record" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e87 ">Active (sent)</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e90 ">The record has been forwarded to and accepted by an external
              organization.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Status of Shared Record" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e87 ">Active (received)</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e90 ">The record has been sent to you from an external organization, and it has been
              accepted.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Status of Shared Record" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e87 ">Pending (sent)</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e90 ">The record was forwarded to but not yet accepted by an external
              organization.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Status of Shared Record" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e87 ">Inactive</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e90 ">The record is no longer shared with an external organization.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Status of Shared Record" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e87 ">Inactive (deleted)</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e90 ">The record was accepted by an external organization, but that organization has
              deleted the record.</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Status of Shared Record" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e87 ">Inactive (converted)</td>

            <td data-label="Description" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d92675e90 ">
              <p>The record is a lead that was accepted by an external organization and
                converted into an opportunity by that organization. When a lead is converted,
                Salesforce to Salesforce inactivates the shared record so that it is no longer
                updated in the subscribing connection.</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">If you change the Lead Status during
                conversion, it isn’t reflected in the subscribing connection.</p>
            </td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>

#### See Also

- [Share Records Using Salesforce to Salesforce](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.business_network_managing_leads.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Once you’ve created a connection to another Salesforce organization, you can share records and updated data with them. You control the type of records you share with your connected organizations by selecting which objects and fields to publish. Your connected organizations don’t have direct access to records that you’re sharing. They have a record in their organization that is connected to your record through Salesforce to Salesforce. Any updates to the shared information on either record are reflected on the other record.")
- [Forward Records to Another Salesforce Organization](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.business_network_assign_records.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To share records with a connected organization using Salesforce to Salesforce, you forward them or assign them to a queue. You can forward the same records to multiple connected organizations.")