This article describes how to set up the Salesforce connector in your Customer Data Hub account.
Table of Contents Placeholder
Connector Actions
Action Name |
AudienceStream |
EventStream |
Insert into Custom Object |
✓ |
✗ |
Update Custom Object |
✓ |
✗ |
Insert Lead |
✓ |
✗ |
Update Lead |
✓ |
✗ |
Upsert Lead |
✓ |
✗ |
Convert Lead to Contact |
✓ |
✗ |
Add Lead to Campaign |
✓ |
✗ |
Insert Contact |
✓ |
✗ |
Update Contact |
✓ |
✗ |
Add Contact to Campaign |
✓ |
✗ |
Configure Settings
Go to the Connector Marketplace and add a new connector. Read the Connector Overview article for general instructions on how to add a connector.
After adding the connector, configure the following settings to establish a connection to Salesforce:
- Account Type
- Select an account type to connect to Developer", "Production", or "Sandbox".
- Click Establish Connection to initiate the OAuth process and follow the prompts to completion.
Action Settings - Parameters and Options
Click Next or go to the Actions tab. This is where you configure connector actions.
This section describes how to set up parameters and options for each action.
Action - Insert into Custom Object
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Custom Object Name |
Name of custom object. |
Action - Update Custom Object
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Custom Object Name |
Name of custom object. |
Action - Insert Lead
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Append Data Map - Entry Label |
- Optional.
- If provided, this text will be appended to the start of the appended columns values.
- Leave empty if not used.
- See "Append Data Map" section for the exact format.
|
Select Target Assignment Rule |
- Optional.
- Drop-down list displays available assignment rules for your account that can be used to apply on your target Lead.
- Selecting of the Use Default Assignment Rule enforces Salesforce to use the default rule for rule-based assignment.
- Do not select any values or select None to avoid inclusion of assignment rule options in the API call.
|
Action - Update Lead
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Append Data Map - Entry Label |
- Optional.
- If provided, this text is appended to the start of the appended columns values.
- Leave empty if not used.
- See "Append Data Map" section for the exact format.
|
Select Target Assignment Rule |
- Optional.
- Drop-down list displays available assignment rules for your account that can be used to apply on your target Lead.
- SelectingUse Default Assignment Rule enforces Salesforce to use the default rule for rule-based assignment.
- Do not select any values or select None to avoid inclusion of assignment rule options in the API call.
|
Action - Upsert Lead
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Append Data Map - Entry Label |
- Optional.
- If provided, this text is appended to the start of the appended columns values.
- Leave empty if not used.
- See "Append Data Map" section for the exact format.
|
Select Target Assignment Rule |
- Optional.
- Drop-down list displays available assignment rules for your account that can be used to apply on your target Lead.
- Selecting Use Default Assignment Rule enforces Salesforce to use the default rule for rule-based assignment.
- Do not select any values or select None to avoid inclusion of assignment rule options in the API call.
|
Action - Convert Lead to Contact
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Send Email to the Owner |
Send email to the owner. |
Action - Add Lead to Campaign
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Campaign |
Campaign |
Action - Insert Contact
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Append Data Map - Entry Label |
- Optional.
- If provided, this text is appended to the start of the appended columns values.
- Leave empty if not used.
- See "Append Data Map" section for the exact format.
|
Action - Update Contact
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Append Data Map - Entry Label |
- Optional.
- If provided, this text is appended to the start of the appended columns values.
- Leave empty if not used.
- See "Append Data Map" section for the exact format.
|
Action - Add Contact to Campaign
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
Campaign |
Campaign |