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"Field Required" Logic Question
Here is a field extracted from the REST API endpoint (xx.salesforce.com/services/data/v23.0/sobjects/xx/describe):
{ "length":0, "name":"ActivityDate", "type":"date", "defaultValue":null, "label":"Due Date Only", "updateable":true, "precision":0, "scale":0, "controllerName":null, "byteLength":0, "unique":false, "calculated":false, "nameField":false, "sortable":true, "filterable":true, "nillable":true, "caseSensitive":false, "inlineHelpText":null, "writeRequiresMasterRead":false, "externalId":false, "idLookup":false, "createable":true, "soapType":"xsd:date", "autoNumber":false, "restrictedPicklist":false, "namePointing":false, "custom":false, "defaultedOnCreate":false, "deprecatedAndHidden":false, "htmlFormatted":false, "defaultValueFormula":null, "calculatedFormula":null, "picklistValues":[ ], "dependentPicklist":false, "referenceTo":[ ], "relationshipName":null, "relationshipOrder":null, "digits":0, "groupable":true }
When POSTing an Object using the REST API, we are given an error "Field ActivityDate Required" if we do not include the above field.
My question: from the definition above, what is the correct logic to decide if any individual field is required or not when creating new Objects?
It will be a combination:
1. if its creatable ("creatable":true)
2. not nillable ("nillable":false)
and pending your logic, you can also ask if it has a default value:
"defaultOnCreate":false
hope this helps - if it does, kindly mark your post as resolved
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Bump. I imagine this has to be Salesforce 101 but I couldn't find it anywhere in the documentation. Thanks in advance.
It will be a combination:
1. if its creatable ("creatable":true)
2. not nillable ("nillable":false)
and pending your logic, you can also ask if it has a default value:
"defaultOnCreate":false
hope this helps - if it does, kindly mark your post as resolved
"defaultedOnCreate" was the missing piece. I appreciate your help.
createable : true, nillable : true, defaultedOnCreate : false - so the field can be null. How did you identify this field was required?