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ExternalDataUserAuth

Stores authentication settings required for a specific user and external data source, such as SharePoint®.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

Fields

Field Name Details
ExternalDataSourceId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Sort
Description
The name specified in the external data source definition.
UserId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
The user’s first and last name in Salesforce.
Protocol
Type
picklist
Properties
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update
Description
The authentication protocol required by the external data source. For SharePoint, specify Basic Authentication.
Username
Type
string
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
The username required by the external data source.
Password
Type
encrypted string
Properties
Create, Nillable, Update
Description
The password required by the external data source.

Usage

External authentication settings let you store user names and passwords for external data sources such as SharePoint, along with the required protocol. Unlike external data source definitions, which store only administrator credentials, these authentication settings store credentials for any user who will access the external data from Salesforce.