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Salesforce datatypes and transformation datatypes

The following table lists the Salesforce datatypes that Data Integration supports and the corresponding transformation datatypes:
Salesforce Datatype
Transformation Datatype
Description
AnyType
String
Polymorphic data type that returns string, picklist, reference, boolean, currency, integer, double, percent, ID, date, datetime, URL, or email data.
Base64
String
Base64 encoded binary data.
Boolean
Integer
Boolean (true/false) values.
Combobox
String
Enumerated values.
Currency
Decimal
Currency values.
DataCategoryGroupReference
String
Types of category groups and unique category names.
Date
Date/Time
Date values.
DateTime
Date/Time
Date and time values.
Double
Decimal
Double values.
Email
String
Email addresses.
Encrypted String
String
Encrypted text fields contain any combination of letters, numbers, or symbols stored in encrypted form.
ID
String
Primary key field for a Salesforce object.
Int
Integer
Fields of this type contain numbers with no fraction portion.
JunctionIdList
String
A string array of referenced ID values that represents the many-to-many relationship of an underlying junction entity. Query and manipulate the string array to query and manipulate the underlying junction entities in a single API call.
Note: This field type is available from V34.0 API and above.
Location
Decimal
A compound data type that contains latitude and longitude values (Double) for geolocation field.
Master record
String
ID of the merged record.
Multipicklist
String
Multiple-selection picklists, which provide a set of enumerated values that you can select multiple values from.
Percent
Decimal
Percentage values.
Phone
String
Phone numbers.
Picklist
String
Single-selection picklists, which provide a set of enumerated values that you can select one value from.
Reference
String
Cross-references to another Salesforce object.
String
String
Character strings.
Textarea
String
String that appears as a multiple-line text field.
Time
Date/Time
Time values.
URL
String
URL values.

Rules and guidelines for datatypes

Consider the following rules and guidelines for Salesforce Time datatype and Transformation datatypes: