Asset | Object Reference for Salesforce and Force.com

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

Fields

Field	Details
AccountId	Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Required. ID of the Account associated with this asset. Must be a valid account ID. Required if ContactId is not specified.
ContactId	Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Required if AccountId is not specified. ID of the Contact associated with this asset. Must be a valid contact ID that has an account parent (but does not need to match the asset’s AccountId).
Description	Type textarea Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description Description of this asset.
InstallDate	Type date Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Date on which this asset was installed.
IsCompetitorProduct	Type boolean Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Indicates whether this Asset represents a product sold by a competitor (`true`) or not (`false`). Default value is `false`. Label is Competitor Asset.
Name	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update Description Required. Name of the asset. Label is Asset Name.
Price	Type currency Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Price paid for this asset.
Product2Id	Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description ID of the Product2 associated with this asset. Must be a valid Product2 ID. Optional.
PurchaseDate	Type date Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Date on which this asset was purchased.
Quantity	Type double Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Quantity purchased or installed.
RecordTypeId	Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Nillable, Update Description ID of the record type assigned to this asset.
SerialNumber	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Serial number for this asset.
Status	Type picklist Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Customizable picklist of values. The default picklist includes the following values: `Purchased` `Shipped` `Installed` `Registered` `Obsolete`
UsageEndDate	Type date Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description Date when usage for this asset ends or expires.

Usage

Use this object to track assets previously sold into customer accounts. With asset tracking, a client application can quickly determine which products were previously sold or are currently installed at a specific account.

For example, your organization might want to renew and up-sell opportunities on products sold in the past. Similarly, your organization might want to track competitive products that exist in a customer environment that could potentially be replaced or swapped out.

Asset tracking is also useful for product support, providing detailed information to assist with product-specific support issues. For example, the PurchaseDate or SerialNumber could indicate whether a given product has certain maintenance requirements, including product recalls. Similarly, the UsageEndDate might indicate when the asset was removed from service or when a license or warranty expires.

If an application creates a new Asset record, it must at least specify a Name and either an AccountId, ContactId, or both.