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Overview
Use this Snap to add new Salesforce records in bulk to Salesforce.com. In Bulk API mode, the Snap processes the records in batches; whereas in REST API mode, the Snap creates Salesforce objects and returns results synchronously.
Prerequisites
None.
Support and Limitations
- Works in Ultra Pipelines.
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In Ultra Pipelines, set the Batch Size as 1 for the Snap to process one document/record at a time. |
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| Input/Output | Type of View | Number of Views | Compatible Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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| Input | Document |
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| This Snap has exactly one input view and receives documents in the view. Each document contains one Salesforce record. |
| Output | Document |
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| This Snap has at most one output view and produces documents in the view. |
Snap Settings
| Parameter Name | Data Type | Description | Default Value | Example |
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| Label | String | Required. The name for the Snap. Update the Snap name if there are two or more Snaps of the same type in your Pipeline. | N/A | Salesforce Bulk Create |
Service version | Integer | Required. The version number associated with the Salesforce service that you want to connect to. The expression evaluation is not supported. | 41.0 | 41.0 |
| Object type | String | Required. This property enables you to define the name of the Salesforce object. | Account | Account |
| Related object | String | Enter or select a related parent object. This property does not affect the Snap operation on records in Salesforce. It is provided for the property suggestion and the input schema suggestion only. | N/A | Account |
| Related external ID | String | Enter or select an external ID of the selected related parent object. This property does not affect the Snap operation on records in Salesforce. It is provided for the property suggestion and the input schema suggestion only. | N/A | AccountNumber__c |
| Polling interval | Integer | Required. Define polling interval in seconds. | N/A | 5 |
| Polling timeout | Integer | Required. Define the maximum time in seconds to wait for the query to complete. | N/A | 300 |
| Maximum retry attempts | Integer | Define the maximum number of retries to attempt in case of connection failure. | N/A | 5 |
| Retry interval (seconds) | Integer | Define the interval between retries in seconds. | N/A | 3 |
| Snap Execution | String | Specifies the execution type:
| Execute only | Validate & Execute |
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Example
Creating a New Bulk Record in Salesforce Object
This example demonstrates how you can create a new bulk record in a Salesforce object.
The JSON Generator Snap generates five new JSON documents. The output from the Snap displays the names of the documents and customized serial numbers.
The following images display the Snap configuration and output: 
The Mapper Snap transforms the incoming data using the given mappings and produces new output data. The output from the Snap displays the names of the output documents and customized serial numbers. The following images display the Snap configuration and output:
The Salesforce Bulk Create Snap adds new documents to Salesforce.com. The output from the Snap displays the new document names, ID, and customized serial numbers. The following images display the Snap configuration and output:
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