Detaching and Mapping Salesforce Fields

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The following article describes how to detach and map Salesforce fields.

Detaching and Mapping Salesforce Fields

When working with Salesforce fields, you can detach a field from Salesforce and remap it. For example, if a field on the canvas is linked to the wrong Salesforce field, use the Detach button to disconnect it without deleting the component. Then, use the Map to Salesforce button to link it to the correct field.

How to Detach Salesforce Fields

(See Figure 1 and Figure 2)

To detach Salesforce fields from Salesforce, perform the following steps:

Figure 1: Detach Button

1. Click a Salesforce field (1).
2. Click the Behavior tab (2).
3. Click the Detach button (3).

     Result:

     The field is detached from Salesforce (4):

Figure 2: Detached Field

Map Field to Salesforce

(See Figure 3  to Figure 5)

To Map a field to Salesforce, perform the following steps:

Figure 3: Detached Field

1. Click a previously detached Salesforce field (1).
2. Click the Behavior tab (2).
3. Click the Map To Salesforce button (3).

     Result:

     The Map Component to SalesForce  window appears:

Figure 4: Map Component to SalesForce Window

4. Click the Select Object dropdown and select an object (4).
5. Click the Select a SalesForce Field dropdown and select a field (5).
6. Click the Map Field button (6).

     Result:

     The field is mapped (7):

Figure 5: Mapped Field