--- schema_version: "1" id: 8eef7ef48a63352d0c5c5791629790146cbc857a6afe869c5d53eca475261b0f title: MergeRequest collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_objects_mergerequest.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_objects_mergerequest.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 5da944346ae260cc295db27ebc53321f40e8598b1d94476a11c23d1fceb0059b description: Represents the details related to tracking the merge history of records. It maps the losing record (deleted as result of merge) to the winning records (remains after merge). This object is available in API version 65.0 and later. --- # MergeRequest Represents the details related to tracking the merge history of records. It maps the losing record (deleted as result of merge) to the winning records (remains after merge). This object is available in API version 65.0 and later. ## Supported Calls create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert() ## Fields ### ErrorMessage - **Type**: textarea - **Properties**: Create, Nillable, Update - **Description**: The error message displayed when the merge request processing fails. ### ExecutionJobIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The ID of the job that processed the merge request. ### ExecutionJobType - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update - **Description**: Specifies the type of job that processes the merge request. - **Default value**: BatchJob - **Possible values**: - BatchJob—Batch Job ### FinalWinningRecIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The Salesforce ID of the final winning record. This occurs when the winning record becomes a losing record in a subsequent merge request. ### LastReferencedDate - **Type**: dateTime - **Properties**: Filter, Nillable, Sort - **Description**: The timestamp when the current user last accessed this record indirectly, for example, through a list view or related record. ### LastViewedDate - **Type**: dateTime - **Properties**: Filter, Nillable, Sort - **Description**: The timestamp when the current user last viewed this record or list view. ### LosingExtlRecordIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The external ID of the losing record in the merge request. ### LosingOfflineRecIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The offline ID of the losing record's external ID in the merge request. ### LosingRecordIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The Salesforce ID of the losing record in the merge request. ### Name - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Autonumber, Defaulted on create, Filter, idLookup, Sort - **Description**: The auto-numbered name of the merge request. ### ObjectType - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update - **Description**: Specifies the type of object for which the merge request is created. - **Default value**: Account - **Possible values**: - Account ### OriginType - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: Specifies the source of the merge request. ### OwnerId - **Type**: reference - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update - **Description**: The ID of the owner of the merge request record. This field is a polymorphic relationship field. - **Relationship Name**: Owner - **Refers To**: Group, User ### ShouldOverrideBlankValues - **Type**: boolean - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update - **Description**: Indicates whether to update blank values of winning account fields with losing account fields (true) or not (false). The winning account is updated only if there are values in the losing account. - **Default value**: false ### SourceSystemIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The identifier of the record in the source system. ### SourceSystemName - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The name of the system from which data is loaded into the object. ### Status - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update - **Description**: Specifies the status of the merge request. - **Default value**: Requested - **Possible values**: - Completed - Error - InProgress—In Progress - Requested ### WinningExtlRecordIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The external ID of the winning record in the merge request. ### WinningRecordIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The Salesforce ID of the winning record in the merge request. ## 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. [MergeRequestChangeEvent](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_change_event.htm "A StandardObjectNameChangeEvent object is available for each object that supports Change Data Capture. You can subscribe to a stream of change events using Change Data Capture to receive data tied to record changes in Salesforce. Changes include record creation, updates to an existing record, deletion of a record, and undeletion of a record. A change event isn’t a Salesforce object—it doesn’t support CRUD operations or queries. It’s included in the object reference so you can discover which Salesforce objects support change events.") Change events are available for the object. [MergeRequestFeed](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_feed.htm "StandardObjectNameFeed is the model for all feed objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent the posts and feed-tracked changes of a standard object.") Feed tracking is available for the object. [MergeRequestHistory](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_history.htm "StandardObjectNameHistory is the model for all history objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent the history of changes to the values in the fields of a standard object.") History is available for tracked fields of the object. [MergeRequestShare](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_share.htm "StandardObjectNameShare is the model for all share objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent a sharing entry on the standard object.") Sharing is available for the object.