LESSON 4 / 60
3 minSeparate an object from a record
Accounts is an object: a category of information.
- 1Understand
- 2Guided practice
- 3On your own
THE IDEA
Separate an object from a record
Accounts is an object: a category of information. Northstar Labs is one account record within that object.
A company’s Industry is a field value. Reading a field on the right record is the foundation for every later edit and report.
Builds on Read fields and picklist values
A WORKED EXAMPLE
A simple example
Accounts → Bluebird Ltd → Industry: Services identifies an object, a record, and a field value.
A common mistakeDo not confuse an account’s Region with its Industry.
Words you’ll use in this lesson
- Object
- A kind of information, such as Accounts or Leads.
- Record
- One saved item in an object, such as one company or one person.
- Account
- A company or organization the team works with.