Salesforce properties
Salesforce connection
Select Salesforce in the list and configure the connection.
Configuration
Select your engine from the list and set the main and advanced settings.
| Property | Configuration |
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| Salesforce URL | Enter the Salesforce service endpoint. The expected format is the following: https://login.salesforce.com/services/Soap/X/XX.X |
| Username | Enter the Salesforce username. The username must be in the form of an email address but does not have to be a valid email address. |
| Password | Enter the Salesforce password associated with the username. |
| Security key | Enter the Salesforce security token. For more information, see the Salesforce documentation. |
After configuring the connection, give it a display name (mandatory) and a description (optional).
Salesforce dataset
| Property | Configuration | |
|---|---|---|
| Dataset name | Enter a display name for the dataset. This name will be used as a unique identifier of the dataset in all Talend Cloud apps. | |
| Connection | Select your connection in the list. If you are creating a dataset based on an existing connection, this field is read-only. | |
| Type | Select the type of dataset you want to create:
If you want to filter a module such as account for example, you can either use the SOQL Query option and write the whole query, or you can use the Module selection option, select the account module and write the condition in the condition field corresponding to the WHERE clause of the query (using the SOQL language). For more information on the SQOL condition expression, read the corresponding Salesforce documentation. |
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| if you choose SOQL Query | Enter the full SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language) statement to select the data to be retrieved between double quotation marks. For more information about the SOQL, see Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL). | |
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