Objects

Standard Objects

eg Account, Contact, Opportunities, Cases, Price Books etc

• Setup > Build > Customize - to customize standard objects

Custom Objects

Bespoke items eg survey custom objects items like prospects

• Setup > Build > Create > Object

Under Optional features, always check items and then remove them eg Track field history otherwise you cannot add them later.

Fields on Custom Objects

• Find Custom object in Setup > Build > Create > Object and click on Label
• Scroll down to Custom Fields & Relationships and click New
• Work your way through screen. Master Detail Relationship will pull data from the Master Object,
• At step 3
  • do not change the Child Relationship name.
  • Allow reparenting - check this box

Once you have completed and saved the new field, go back to the Custom Object page and Set History Tracking under Custom Fields & Relationships by clicking the button. On the next page, check boxes for items you want to track and save.