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PersonLanguage

Represents the use and preference information about a person’s language. This object is available in API version 51.0 and later.

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Important

Supported Calls

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

Fields

Field Details
IndividualId
Type
Polymorphic master-detail reference
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Sort
Description
The person who speaks the language.
Referenced Objects
  • Person Account
  • Account
  • Contact
Language
Type
picklist
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description
Specifies the language spoken by the person.
Possible values are:
  • English
  • Spanish
LastReferencedDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Filter, Nillable, Sort
Description
The date and time when the record was last referenced.
LastViewedDate
Type
dateTime
Properties
Filter, Nillable, Sort
Description
The date and time when the record was last viewed.
Name
Type
string
Properties
Autonumber, Defaulted on create, Filter, idLookup, Sort
Description
A system-generated name for the PersonLanguage record.
OwnerId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description
ID of the record owner. Available in API version 56.0 and later.
This field is a polymorphic relationship field.
Relationship Name
Owner
Relationship Type
Lookup
Refers To
Group, User
Rank
Type
int
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description
The preference rank for a particular language for a particular person.
SpeakingProficiencyLevel
Type
picklist
Properties
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
Specifies the person’s speaking proficiency level.
Possible values are:
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Fluent
The default value is Fluent. Available in API version 56.0 and later.
WritingProficiencyLevel
Type
picklist
Properties
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Nillable, Update
Description
Specifies the person’s writing proficiency level.
Possible values are:
  • Novice
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Superior
  • Distinguished
The default value is Novice. Available in API version 56.0 and later.

Usage

PersonLanguage is a data type-like object that’s associated to different objects representing people. The language a person speaks is associated to that person by referencing their account, contact, or person account records using the IndividualId field on PersonLanguage.

Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later.

PersonLanguageOwnerSharingRule (API version 56.0)
Sharing rules are available for the object.
PersonLanguageShare (API version 56.0)
Sharing is available for the object.
PersonLanguageChangeEvent (API version 61.0)
Change events are available for the object.