Upsert by External Id - Different recordTypes
I have an External Id on Account object.
Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
When I make the upsert I get the following errror :
more than one record found for external id field
The filed is checked only for externalId - and not for unique.
I'm making the upsert using DataLoader.
data-loader externalid id
edited Dec 19 at 12:18
m Peixoto
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asked Dec 19 at 8:39
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I have an External Id on Account object.
Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
When I make the upsert I get the following errror :
more than one record found for external id field
The filed is checked only for externalId - and not for unique.
I'm making the upsert using DataLoader.
data-loader externalid id
edited Dec 19 at 12:18
m Peixoto
413213
asked Dec 19 at 8:39
Salvation
565
add a comment |
I have an External Id on Account object.
Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
When I make the upsert I get the following errror :
more than one record found for external id field
The filed is checked only for externalId - and not for unique.
I'm making the upsert using DataLoader.
data-loader externalid id
edited Dec 19 at 12:18
m Peixoto
413213
asked Dec 19 at 8:39
Salvation
565
I have an External Id on Account object.
Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
When I make the upsert I get the following errror :
more than one record found for external id field
The filed is checked only for externalId - and not for unique.
I'm making the upsert using DataLoader.
data-loader externalid id
data-loader externalid id
edited Dec 19 at 12:18
m Peixoto
413213
asked Dec 19 at 8:39
Salvation
565
edited Dec 19 at 12:18
m Peixoto
413213
asked Dec 19 at 8:39
Salvation
565
edited Dec 19 at 12:18
m Peixoto
413213
edited Dec 19 at 12:18
m Peixoto
413213
edited Dec 19 at 12:18
m Peixoto
413213
413213
asked Dec 19 at 8:39
Salvation
565
asked Dec 19 at 8:39
Salvation
565
asked Dec 19 at 8:39
Salvation
565
565
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Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
Unfortunately not. The values within that one field need to be unique for upsert to work. It might be a concatenation of both record type and the rest of the unique ID, etc, depending on your situation, but you will need to modify that data offline.
answered Dec 19 at 11:21
sfdcfox
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Out of curiosity, Can there be any practical use of External ID if it's not unique?
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:25
That a great Idea to do. Thanks @sfdcfox
– Salvation
Dec 19 at 11:28
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@PranayJaiswal You can use External ID as a performance enhancer for queries that filter on that field, since it adds an index if there isn't one already, but otherwise non-unique IDs are pretty useless.
– sfdcfox
Dec 19 at 11:28
Makes sense. Thanks
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:38
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Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
Unfortunately not. The values within that one field need to be unique for upsert to work. It might be a concatenation of both record type and the rest of the unique ID, etc, depending on your situation, but you will need to modify that data offline.
answered Dec 19 at 11:21
sfdcfox
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Out of curiosity, Can there be any practical use of External ID if it's not unique?
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:25
That a great Idea to do. Thanks @sfdcfox
– Salvation
Dec 19 at 11:28
1
@PranayJaiswal You can use External ID as a performance enhancer for queries that filter on that field, since it adds an index if there isn't one already, but otherwise non-unique IDs are pretty useless.
– sfdcfox
Dec 19 at 11:28
Makes sense. Thanks
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:38
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Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
Unfortunately not. The values within that one field need to be unique for upsert to work. It might be a concatenation of both record type and the rest of the unique ID, etc, depending on your situation, but you will need to modify that data offline.
answered Dec 19 at 11:21
sfdcfox
246k11186423
Out of curiosity, Can there be any practical use of External ID if it's not unique?
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:25
That a great Idea to do. Thanks @sfdcfox
– Salvation
Dec 19 at 11:28
1
@PranayJaiswal You can use External ID as a performance enhancer for queries that filter on that field, since it adds an index if there isn't one already, but otherwise non-unique IDs are pretty useless.
– sfdcfox
Dec 19 at 11:28
Makes sense. Thanks
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:38
add a comment |
Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
Unfortunately not. The values within that one field need to be unique for upsert to work. It might be a concatenation of both record type and the rest of the unique ID, etc, depending on your situation, but you will need to modify that data offline.
answered Dec 19 at 11:21
sfdcfox
246k11186423
Is there a way to make an upsert when 2 records or more have the same external Id BUT they have different record type?
Unfortunately not. The values within that one field need to be unique for upsert to work. It might be a concatenation of both record type and the rest of the unique ID, etc, depending on your situation, but you will need to modify that data offline.
answered Dec 19 at 11:21
sfdcfox
246k11186423
answered Dec 19 at 11:21
sfdcfox
246k11186423
answered Dec 19 at 11:21
sfdcfox
246k11186423
answered Dec 19 at 11:21
sfdcfox
246k11186423
246k11186423
Out of curiosity, Can there be any practical use of External ID if it's not unique?
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:25
That a great Idea to do. Thanks @sfdcfox
– Salvation
Dec 19 at 11:28
1
@PranayJaiswal You can use External ID as a performance enhancer for queries that filter on that field, since it adds an index if there isn't one already, but otherwise non-unique IDs are pretty useless.
– sfdcfox
Dec 19 at 11:28
Makes sense. Thanks
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:38
add a comment |
Out of curiosity, Can there be any practical use of External ID if it's not unique?
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:25
That a great Idea to do. Thanks @sfdcfox
– Salvation
Dec 19 at 11:28
1
@PranayJaiswal You can use External ID as a performance enhancer for queries that filter on that field, since it adds an index if there isn't one already, but otherwise non-unique IDs are pretty useless.
– sfdcfox
Dec 19 at 11:28
Makes sense. Thanks
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:38
Out of curiosity, Can there be any practical use of External ID if it's not unique?
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:25
Out of curiosity, Can there be any practical use of External ID if it's not unique?
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:25
That a great Idea to do. Thanks @sfdcfox
– Salvation
Dec 19 at 11:28
That a great Idea to do. Thanks @sfdcfox
– Salvation
Dec 19 at 11:28
1
1
@PranayJaiswal You can use External ID as a performance enhancer for queries that filter on that field, since it adds an index if there isn't one already, but otherwise non-unique IDs are pretty useless.
– sfdcfox
Dec 19 at 11:28
@PranayJaiswal You can use External ID as a performance enhancer for queries that filter on that field, since it adds an index if there isn't one already, but otherwise non-unique IDs are pretty useless.
– sfdcfox
Dec 19 at 11:28
Makes sense. Thanks
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:38
Makes sense. Thanks
– Pranay Jaiswal
Dec 19 at 11:38
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