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PersonLanguage

Represents the use and preference information about a person’s language. This object is available in API version 51.0 and later.
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Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

Fields

IndividualId

  • Type: Polymorphic master-detail reference
  • Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Sort
  • Description: The person who speaks the language.
  • Referenced Objects:
    • Person Account
    • Account
    • Contact

Language

  • Type: picklist
  • Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
  • Description: Specifies the language spoken by the person.
  • Possible values:
    • English
    • Spanish

LastReferencedDate

  • Type: dateTime
  • Properties: Filter, Nillable, Sort
  • Description: The date and time when the record was last referenced.

LastViewedDate

  • Type: dateTime
  • Properties: Filter, Nillable, Sort
  • Description: The date and time when the record was last viewed.

Name

  • Type: string
  • Properties: Autonumber, Defaulted on create, Filter, idLookup, Sort
  • Description: A system-generated name for the PersonLanguage record.

OwnerId

  • Type: reference
  • Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
  • Description: ID of the record owner. Available in API version 56.0 and later.

    This field is a polymorphic relationship field.

  • Relationship Name: Owner
  • Relationship Type: Lookup
  • Refers To: Group, User

Rank

  • Type: int
  • Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
  • Description: The preference rank for a particular language for a particular person.

SpeakingProficiencyLevel

  • Type: picklist
  • Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
  • Description: Specifies the person’s speaking proficiency level.

    Available in API version 56.0 and later.

  • Default value: Fluent
  • Possible values:
    • Beginner
    • Intermediate
    • Fluent

WritingProficiencyLevel

  • Type: picklist
  • Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Nillable, Update
  • Description: Specifies the person’s writing proficiency level.

    Available in API version 56.0 and later.

  • Default value: Novice
  • Possible values:
    • Novice
    • Intermediate
    • Advanced
    • Superior
    • Distinguished

Usage

PersonLanguage is a data type-like object that’s associated to different objects representing people. The language a person speaks is associated to that person by referencing their account, contact, or person account records using the IndividualId field on PersonLanguage.

Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later.

PersonLanguageOwnerSharingRule (API version 56.0)
Sharing rules are available for the object.
PersonLanguageShare (API version 56.0)
Sharing is available for the object.
PersonLanguageChangeEvent (API version 61.0)
Change events are available for the object.