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description: Represents research done by a prospecting agent on an external company.
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# ProspectingAgentExternalCompanyResearch

Represents research done by a prospecting agent on an external company.

## Supported Calls

describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve()

## Special Access Rules

This object is available if Agentforce Prospecting is enabled in your org and your org has an Agentforce for Sales or an Agentforce for an Industry add-on license. To access this object, you need the Sales Agentic Prospecting Manager user permission.

## Fields

| Field | Details |
| --- | --- |
| ExternalIdentifier | 
Type

string

Properties

Filter, Group, Sort

Description

The external ID associated with the lead or contact the AI agent researched.



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| IsQualified | 

Type

boolean

Properties

Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort

Description

The default value is false.



 |
| OwnerId | 

Type

reference

Properties

Filter, Group, Sort

Description

This field is a polymorphic relationship field.

Relationship Name

Owner

Refers To

Group, User



 |
| Rationale | 

Type

textarea

Properties

Nillable

Description

The explanation of why the account was qualified or not. The rationale provides extra context to guide human users in their decision making.



 |
| ResearchRunKey | 

Type

string

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

The date and time the research was complete.



 |
| Source | 

Type

string

Properties

Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort

Description

The source of the external company.



 |