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description: Represents a single executable unit of work for a campaign or marketing program that combines marketing content with a specific delivery method, such as an email or a social post. This object is available in API version 68.0 and later.
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# MarketingTactic

Represents a single executable unit of work for a campaign or marketing program that combines marketing content with a specific delivery method, such as an email or a social post. This object is available in API version 68.0 and later.

## Supported Calls

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

## Special Access Rules

Marketing Planning and Operations must be available to access this object. See [Availability of Marketing Planning and Operations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mktg_pln_oper_setup_editions.htm&language=en_US).

## Fields

| Field | Details |
| --- | --- |
| BusinessUnitId | 
Type

reference

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description

The ID of the business unit that the marketing tactic belongs to.

This field is a relationship field.

Relationship Name

BusinessUnit

Refers To

BusinessUnit



 |
| CampaignId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

The ID of the campaign that the marketing tactic belongs to.

This field is a relationship field.

Relationship Name

Campaign

Refers To

Campaign



 |
| Description | 

Type

textarea

Properties

Create, Update

Description

The description of the marketing tactic.



 |
| ExternalSystemIdentifier | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description

The unique identifier of the marketing tactic in an external system.



 |
| 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. If this value is null, and LastReferencedDate is not null, the user accessed this record or list view indirectly.



 |
| MarketingProgramId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

The ID of the marketing program that the marketing tactic belongs to.

This field is a relationship field.

Relationship Name

MarketingProgram

Refers To

MarketingProgram



 |
| MarketingTacticTemplateId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

The ID of the marketing tactic template that was used to create the marketing tactic.

This field is a relationship field.

Relationship Name

MarketingTacticTemplate

Refers To

MarketingTacticTemplate



 |
| Name | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update

Description

The name of the marketing tactic.



 |
| OverallComplianceStatus | 

Type

picklist

Properties

Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort

Description

Specifies the compliance status of the marketing tactic, based on the reviews of all applicable compliance controls.

Possible values are:

- Compliant
- NotCompliant—Not Compliant
- NotStarted—Not Started

The default value is NotStarted.



 |
| OwnerId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update

Description

The ID of the owner of the marketing tactic record.

This field is a polymorphic relationship field.

Relationship Name

Owner

Refers To

Group, User



 |
| SourceReferenceId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description

The ID of the campaign or marketing program that the marketing tactic belongs to.

This field is a polymorphic relationship field.

Relationship Name

SourceReference

Refers To

Campaign, MarketingProgram



 |
| Status | 

Type

picklist

Properties

Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update

Description

Specifies the status of the marketing tactic.

Possible values are:

- Active
- Complete
- Draft
- InActive—Inactive
- OnHold—On Hold

The default value is Draft.



 |
| Type | 

Type

picklist

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description

Specifies the type of marketing tactic.



 |

## 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.

[MarketingTacticFeed](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/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.

[MarketingTacticHistory](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/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.

[MarketingTacticShare](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/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.