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Datastream supports replicating change events from a Salesforce instance,
often referred to as a Salesforce organization, or a Salesforce org.
Salesforce is a cloud-based CRM platform, and you can replicate data from it
just as you would from other sources that Datastream supports.
This page contains information about:
The key terms that you need to understand when replicating from Salesforce.
The behavior of how Datastream handles data that's being pulled from
a source Salesforce org.
The versions and editions of Salesforce that Datastream
supports.
Known limitations for using Salesforce as a source.
Key terms
Salesforce operates using objects, records and fields:
An object is a class entity, and is similar to a table in relational
databases nomenclature. Objects can be standard or custom. Standard objects are
included in Salesforce by default, while custom objects are created by users to
store data specific to their use-cases.
A record is a specific instance of an object, similar to a row in
relational databases.
A field is a specific attribute of an object, similar to a column in
relational databases.
Behavior
The Salesforce source support in Datastream relies upon the REST
and Bulk 2.0 APIs. Salesforce polls for source changes based on the interval
that you set to allow control over the API usage.
When replicating data from a Salesforce source, the following behavior is
observed:
Replicateable and queryable standard objects which either have the
SystemModstamp field or the LastModifiedDate can be replicated.
Custom objects can be replicated.
If configured, all historical data is replicated for included objects.
All changes, such as inserts, updates, and deletes from the specified objects
are replicated.
Versions
Datastream supports the following Salesforce editions:
Known limitations for using Salesforce as a source include:
Calculated fields (also known as formulas) aren't supported.
The only replication method available is by periodically polling the Salesforce
API (no streaming option). This means that there's impact on the API usage and
freshness of the data.
Only queryable and replicateable objects are supported.
Up to 600,000 deletes per minute are supported (Salesforce limitation).
Streams are limited to 3000 objects.
Stream recovery isn't supported.
The latestDateCovered value returned by the getUpdated() and getDeleted()
API calls that Salesforce uses for data replication isn't updated on a regular
basis. This might increase the values presented by the Data freshness graph
in Datastream, because there might be ongoing uncommitted changes.
However, the stream continues to run with no issues, and the freshness metric
returns to normal when the latestDateCovered value is updated by Salesforce.
For more information, see the
Salesforce documentation.
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Objects can be standard or custom. Standard objects are included in Salesforce by default, while custom objects are created by users to store data specific to their use-cases.\n- A **record** is a specific instance of an object, similar to a row in relational databases.\n- A **field** is a specific attribute of an object, similar to a column in relational databases.\n\nBehavior\n--------\n\nThe Salesforce source support in Datastream relies upon the REST\nand Bulk 2.0 APIs. Salesforce polls for source changes based on the interval\nthat you set to allow control over the API usage.\n\nWhen replicating data from a Salesforce source, the following behavior is\nobserved:\n\n- Replicateable and queryable standard objects which either have the `SystemModstamp` field or the `LastModifiedDate` can be replicated.\n- Custom objects can be replicated.\n- If configured, all historical data is replicated for included objects.\n- All changes, such as inserts, updates, and deletes from the specified objects are replicated.\n\nVersions\n--------\n\nDatastream supports the following Salesforce editions:\n\n- Pro Suite\n- Developer\n- Professional\n- Enterprise\n- Unlimited\n\nDatastream uses the Salesforce API version 61.0.\n\nFor more information about available Salesforce editions, see the\n[Salesforce documentation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.overview_edition.htm&type=5).\n\nKnown limitations\n-----------------\n\nKnown limitations for using Salesforce as a source include:\n\n- Calculated fields (also known as *formulas*) aren't supported.\n- The only replication method available is by periodically polling the Salesforce API (no streaming option). This means that there's impact on the API usage and freshness of the data.\n- Only queryable and replicateable objects are supported.\n- [Compound fields](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/compound_fields.htm) are replicated as flattened fields.\n- Up to 600,000 deletes per minute are supported (Salesforce limitation).\n- Streams are limited to 3000 objects.\n- Stream recovery isn't supported.\n- The `latestDateCovered` value returned by the `getUpdated()` and `getDeleted()` API calls that Salesforce uses for data replication isn't updated on a regular basis. This might increase the values presented by the **Data freshness** graph in Datastream, because there might be ongoing uncommitted changes. However, the stream continues to run with no issues, and the freshness metric returns to normal when the `latestDateCovered` value is updated by Salesforce. For more information, see the [Salesforce documentation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=000386867&type=1).\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- Learn how to [configure a Salesforce source](/datastream/docs/configure-salesforce-org) for use with Datastream."]]
