Data Types and Field Types in Salesforce

In this tutorial, we are going to learn about different types of Data types in Salesforce and Field types in Salesforce.

Every field should belong to one of the Data types which means before creating any of the fields there data type must be defined.

Generally, there are 5 types of Data Types.

ID
String
Boolean
Double
Varies by types

Data Type in Salesforce

ID	It is basically a unique alphanumeric string in the organization which can be uniquely identified. This string can not be used again to associate with another record.
String	The string is a sequence of characters.
Boolean	The boolean data type is used to store two possible values either TRUE or FALSE.
Double	The double data type is used to store floating point data like any currency conversion rate etc.
Varies by Type	This kind of data type can change their type as per the results like the Formula field.

Data Types in Salesforce

Field Types in Salesforce

Auto Number	When the data type of any field is selected as an Auto Number then the system will automatically generate the sequence number that uses a certain display format that we define. Auto-generated numbers will increase automatically for every record we create.
Formula	The formula field is used to derive the values on the bases of different expressions. The result of the expression will store in the Formula Field. The formula field will update every time whenever there is a change in the source field. It is a read-only field
Roll-Up Summary	Roll-up summaries are the fields by which we can make a mathematical calculation like Sum, Min, Max, and Count values of all the related fields on the parent record. This field is also read-only.
Lookup Relationship	This data type links two objects. We can link one object to another object by lookup the relationship. Users can select any record created in the other object. This kind of relationship doesn’t follow the cascade-delete rule.
Master-Detail Relationship	This field type is also used to create links between two objects, but this creates a special kind of parent-child relationship between the objects means if the parent gets deleted, all child of that object also gets deleted.
Checkbox	If we need functionality to either select TRUE or FALSE, then checkbox data type will use.
Currency	The currency data type allows the user to take currency in currency format.
Date	Allow the user to enter the date, or the user can select the date from the date picker dialog.
Date/Time	Allow the user to enter the date and time, or the user can select the date & time from the date picker & time picker dialog.
Email	Allows users to enter an email address, which is validated to ensure proper format.
Geolocation	Allows users to define locations. Includes latitude and longitude components, and can be used to calculate distance.
Number	Allows users to enter any number. Leading zeros are removed.
Percent	Allows users to enter a percentage number, for example, ’10’ and automatically adds the percent sign to the number.
Phone	Allows users to enter any phone number. Automatically formats it as a phone number.
Picklist	Allows users to select a value from a list you define.
Picklist (Multi-Select)	Allows users to select multiple values from a list you define.
Text	Allows users to enter any combination of letters and numbers
Text Area	Allows users to enter up to 255 characters on separate lines
Text Area (Long)	Allows users to enter up to 131,072 characters on separate lines
Text Area (Rich)	Allows users to enter formatted text, and add images and links. Up to 131,072 characters on separate lines.
Text (Encrypted)	Allows users to enter any combination of letters and numbers and store them in encrypted form.
Time	Allows users to enter a local time. For example, “2:40 PM”, “14:40”, “14:40:00”, and “14:40:50.600” are all valid times for this field.
URL	Allows users to enter any valid website address. When users click on the field, the URL will open in a separate browser window.

Field Types in Salesforce

All the data in the salesforce must from any of the types which are mentioned above. Whenever we will create a custom object in Salesforce, we will use to create field from one of the above type.

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