Question

What is an object in Salesforce?

Answer 1

In Salesforce, objects are database tables that are used to store the data of an organization. There are two types of objects in Salesforce. They are:

• Standard object: These are the objects provided by the Salesforce platform, which includes contacts, accounts, cases, campaigns, opportunities, leads, products, contracts, reports, dashboards, etc.
• Custom object: They are objects created by developers based on the business process. It stores the important and unique information of an organization. It gives a structure for data sharing. The custom object includes page layouts, custom fields, relationship to other objects, custom user interface tab, etc.