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Promotion

Create promotional activities that are either part of a campaign or isolated targeted promotions to run at retail stores. This object is available in API version 47.0 and later.

Supported Calls

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

Fields

Field Details
Category
Type
picklist
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
Broad classification of promotions.
Possible values are:
  • Advertising
  • Personal Selling
  • Publicity
  • Sales Promotion
Description
Type
textarea
Properties
Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
Description of the promotion.
EndDate
Type
date
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
End date of the promotion.
IsActive
Type
boolean
Properties
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description
Indicates whether the promotion is active.
LastReferencedDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Filter, Nillable, Sort
Description
The most recent date on which a user referenced this record.
LastViewedDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Filter, Nillable, Sort
Description
The most recent date on which a user viewed this record.
Level
Type
picklist
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
Level at which a promotion is applicable.
Possible values are:
  • Product
  • Product Category
Methods
Type
picklist
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
Method of executing a promotion.
Possible values are:
  • Contests
  • Coupons
  • Credit Facility
  • Discounts
  • Display and Exhibition
  • Exchange Offer
  • Free Services
  • Gifts
  • Sampling and Demonstration
  • Trade Show
Name
Type
string
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update
Description
Unique identifier for the promotion.
Objective
Type
textarea
Properties
Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
Business objective of the promotion. For example, launching a new product, keeping customers satisfied, or clearing stock.
OwnerId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description
ID of the promotion record owner.
StartDate
Type
date
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description
Start date of the promotion.

Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. Unless noted, they are available in the same API version as this object.