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

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:
- 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.

Available in API version 56.0 and later.
Default value: Fluent
Possible values:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Fluent

WritingProficiencyLevel

Type: picklist
Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Nillable, Update
Description: Specifies the person’s writing proficiency level.

Available in API version 56.0 and later.
Default value: Novice
Possible values:
- Novice
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Superior
- Distinguished

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.