Data Model Basics
Objects, fields and relationships — how Salesforce actually stores your data, and how to shape it.
What this section covers
This is the heart of Salesforce: the data model. Objects are tables, fields are columns, records are rows — and relationships wire them together.
Work top to bottom — each lesson assumes the one above it.
Contents
4 lessons
What's in this section
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Objects, fields and records The spreadsheet analogy that makes the whole data model click. Article
- Standard vs custom objects When to use what ships in the box, and when to build your own object. Article Members only
- Hands-on: build a custom object Create a 'Property' custom object with a couple of fields — your first real schema change. Article Members only
- Quiz: the data model Six questions tying objects, fields, records and relationships together. Article Members only
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Work through the lessons in order — each one assumes the last.
