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Salesforce Connect / External Objects
First in the release notes in Summer ’07, June 2007. 86 notes since, the most in Summer ’15.
- Notes
- 86
- First
- Summer ’07
- June 2007
- Most notes
- Summer ’15
- 7 notes
- Latest
- Winter ’27
A note counts here when its title or opening lines name Salesforce Connect / External Objects, by any of the names Salesforce has used for it.
The first notes, Summer ’07
Retirements and deprecations
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Winter ’271
Spring ’262
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Summer ’231
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Summer ’222
Spring ’211
Winter ’212
Winter ’201
Summer ’193
Spring ’195
- Access Data Outside Salesforce with Processes and Flows via External Objectsp. 372
- Validate Your Connections to External Object Datap. 380
- Improved OData 2.0 Adapter for Salesforce Connectp. 381
- Track Data Changes to External Objects More Easily (Beta)p. 379
- Use External Objects in Processes and Flowsp. 381
Winter ’191
Summer ’182
Spring ’187
- Salesforce Connectp. 386
- Retrieve and Deploy Compact Layouts for External Objectsp. 390
- New Orgs Get an Improved OData 2.0 Adapter for Salesforce Connectp. 390
- Troubleshoot Access to External Objects with New and Updated Debug Event Typesp. 387
- Track External Object Data Callouts with Event Log Files (Pilot)p. 388
- Track External Object Callouts Comprehensively (Pilot)p. 416
- Troubleshoot External Object Callouts with New and Updated Debug Event Typesp. 500
Winter ’184
Summer ’176
- Salesforce Connectp. 98
- New Rate Limit Applied to External Object Search Resultsp. 490
- Track External Object Data Callouts with Event Log Files (Pilot)p. 488
- Prepare for Temporary Salesforce IDs for External Object Recordsp. 490
- Improved Support for Picklist and Multi-Select Picklist Fields on External Objectsp. 489
- Track Salesforce Connect Callouts with Event Log Files (Pilot)p. 512
Spring ’175
- Salesforce Connectp. 89
- External Object Reports Have Fewer Limitationsp. 230
- Highlights Panel and Custom Console Components Are Available for External Objects in the Salesforce Console in Salesforce Classicp. 389
- Create Quick Actions for External Objectsp. 390
- Improved Reports for External Objectsp. 390
Winter ’175
- Salesforce Connectp. 373
- External Object Reports—Get a Seamless View of Data Across System Boundariesp. 374
- Expose External Object Data in Communities Built with the Customer Service (Napili) Templatep. 374
- Create Feed-Based Page Layouts for External Objectsp. 375
- Get More External Object Search Resultsp. 375
Summer ’164
Spring ’163
Winter ’166
- Modify External Data with Writable External Objectsp. 354
- Monitor and Troubleshoot OData Callouts for User Access to External Datap. 356
- Use an OData 4.0 Adapter with Lightning Connectp. 356
- Simplify the Setup of OData External Data Sources by Using Named Credentialsp. 357
- Separately Load Related Lists of External Objectsp. 357
- Lightning Connectp. 353
Summer ’157
- Lookup Relationships Supported for Files Connect External Objectsp. 208
- Access Government and Health Data with the OData 2.0 Adapter for Lightning Connectp. 229
- Increased Limits for the OData 2.0 Adapter for Lightning Connectp. 229
- Access Data Across Multiple Organizations with the Lightning Connect Salesforce Connectorp. 224
- Customize Search Layouts with the Name Field for External Objectsp. 230
- View Names of Parent Records in Lookup Relationship Fields on External Objectsp. 230
- Control Whether to Request Total Row Counts in OData Queriesp. 230
Spring ’152
Winter ’151
Summer ’072
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