--- schema_version: "1" id: 31771763c9bd9f5a15870e3f204efd32641ab5a76d4d9fbae8663ee3a22b44d5 title: Name collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_name.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_name.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 66be0c37a018767097228eda3f89aa109ca7a8b4def1affb7bdcd8c3c141e664 description: Non-queryable object that provides information about foreign key traversals when the foreign key has more than one parent. --- # Name Non-queryable object that provides information about foreign key traversals when the foreign key has more than one parent. This object is used to retrieve information from related records where the related record can be from more than one object type (a polymorphic foreign key). For example, the owner of a case can be either a user or a group (queue). This object allows retrieval of the owner name, whether the owner is a user or a group (queue). You can use a describe call to access the information about parents for an object, or you can use the who, what, or owner fields (depending on the object) in SOQL queries. This object can’t be directly accessed. ## Supported Calls describeSObjects() ## Fields | Field | Details | | --- | --- | | Alias | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The user alias. This field contains a value only if the related record is a user. | | Email | Type email Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The email address of the user or group (queue). | | FirstName | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The first name of the user, contact, or lead. | | IsActive | Type boolean Properties Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort Description Indicates whether the related record is an active user (true) or not (false). This field contains a value only if the related record is a user. | | LastName | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The last name of the user, contact, or lead. | | LastReferencedDate | Type datetime Properties Filter, Nillable, Sort Description The timestamp when the current user last interacted with this record, directly or indirectly. | | 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, it's possible that the user only accessed this record or list view (LastReferencedDate), but not viewed it. | | MiddleName | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The middle name of the user contact, or lead. | | Name | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The name of the parent of the object queried. If the parent is a user, contact, or lead, the value is a concatenation of the FirstName, MiddleName, LastName, and Suffix fields of the related record. | | Phone | Type phone Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The phone number of the user. This field contains a value only if the related record is a user. | | Profile | Type reference Properties Filter, Nillable Description The Profile of the user. Only populated if the related record is a user. | | ProfileId | Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description ID of the user’s Profile. Only populated if the related record is a user. This field is a relationship field. Relationship Name Profile Relationship Type Lookup Refers To Profile | | Suffix | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The name suffix of the user, contact, or lead. | | Title | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The title of the user, for example CFO or CEO. | | Type | Type picklist Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort Description A list of the types of sObject that can be an owner of this object. You can use this field to filter on a type of owner, for example, return only the leads owned by a user. | | Username | Type string Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description Contains the name that a user enters to log into the API or the user interface. The value for this field is in the form of an email address, and is only populated if the related record is a user. | | UserRole | Type picklist Properties Filter, Nillable Description Name of the Role played by the user. Only populated for user rows. | | UserRoleId | Type reference Properties Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort Description The ID of the user role associated with this object. This field is a relationship field. Relationship Name UserRole Relationship Type Lookup Refers To UserRole | ## Usage To query on relationships where the parent can be more than one type of object, use who, what, or owner relationship fields. #### See Also - [Overview of Salesforce Objects and Fields](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_concepts.htm "Salesforce objects and fields are analogous to database tables and the table columns. Objects and fields structure data. For example, the central object in the Salesforce data model represents accounts—companies and organizations involved with your business, such as customers, partners, and competitors.")