Salesforce : Custom Object Creation

Salesforce : Custom Object Creation

What are Custom Objects ? Its just a table . Table ? Yes it is ! 

Just like any application, even Salesforce has to be backed by a storage to store the information which may be a system related information or business / production related .

You save the data in a set of rows and columns and then call it a table.  The rows may be called as Records and a Column can be a Field. The row is a collection of fields.  Let me say with an example. 

Example : I would like to save the details of students, then I would create a table with column (Field) headings as Name, Class , Roll, Age, Phone # , etc. 

Then in each row, I would enter each of the student's name and other details as per the field names / column names. Now you finally have a set of rows of information. Each of this

Name	Class	Roll	Talent	Phone
Student1	10th	90	Chess	1233345678
Student2	6th	21	Cricket	21254738433
Student3	9th	91	Fast Arithmetic	23432324234

 rows is called as Record and the column as Field.

Steps to create Custom Object : 

1. Log into your sandbox or Developer organization.
2. Click Setup | Create | Objects and then click New Custom Object.
3. Type in a Lable name.
4. Then enter for plural label.
5. Click Save.

Now that you have created an Object where you can store the data, the next thing to be done is to create Fields. You need to create the fields to store different pieces of relevant information