SalesForce Connector

connector 3rd party services salesforce

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Overview

The Sales Force Connector can create a connection between a designer application and SalesForce. You can create or update existing Lead records in SalesForce automatically with this connector.

Sales Force Settings

  1. Login to SalesForce
  2. Open Service Setup
  3. Navigate to App Manager
  4. Click on New Connected App
  5. Fill out all required fields on the Connected App page
    Connected App Name
    Name of your application
    API Name
    The name of your API connection
    Contact Email
    E-mail address of the contact person
    Enable Oauth Settings
    You need to enable this option for Spreadsheetweb Oauth connection to SalesForce
    Callback URL
    https://{host-name}/designer/SalesForce/SalesforceCallback

    {host-name} defines your server address

    The example below is for a web application running on the SpreadsheetWEB public cloud (www1).

    https://www1.spreadsheetweb.com/mutas/SalesForce/SalesforceCallback
    Selected OAuth Scopes
    This option should be set to Full access.
    Require Secret for Web Server Flow
    This option should be enabled.
  6. Click Save. You will be redirected to the Application Review page.
  7. Login to your SpreadsheetWEB account and create a designer application if you haven’t done so already.
  8. The fields given below can be tied to User Interface controls in your designer application.
    Field Name Type Required
    City String  
    Company String Yes
    Country String  
    Description String  
    Email String  
    Fax String  
    FirstName String  
    Industry String  
    LastName String Yes
    LeadSource String  
    MobilePhone String  
    NumberOfEmployees Integer  
    Phone String  
    Rating String  
    Salutation String  
    State String  
    Street String  
    Title String  
    WebSite String  

    See this page for more details on these parameters:

    https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/api-explorer/sobject/Lead

Designer Settings

  1. Your designer application must have a database table already in place. For this, your application must contain at least one data table, and be published.
  2. Next, go the Connectors page, click Add Connector, and select SalesForce.
  3. After the connector is created, click on the Properties button which becomes visible when you hover over your connector module.
  4. Name field is the friendly name for your connector. This will not be visible to the end users. Leads Method must be enabled if you want to use the Leads method.
  5. Click Authorize and you will be directed to SalesForce .
  6. Login with your details and click Allow. You will be redirected to the Connectors Page.
  7. Click the Create Connect button when you’re done.
  8. After the connector is created, click on the Properties button which becomes visible when you hover over your connector module.
  9. On the Properties page, you can map and configure the SalesForce fields with those in your web application. Set the Entry Mode to From Named Range and select the corresponding named ranges in the Named Range fields. You can also define a named range for the ID property if you’re planning to utilize this feature.
  10. Go to the User Interface Designer & and add an Action Button into the page.
  11. On the events section, select "SalesForce Connector (your connector name)"
  12. Finally, Publish your application from the dial menu.