Creating a custom field in Zendesk for Salesforce data involves a few steps. First, navigate to Admin > Manage > Organization Fields in Zendesk. Then, drag a Text field from the right and give it a useful name, such as 'Parent Account'.
This custom field will be used to capture the data from Salesforce once you've set up the appropriate formula field and field mapping. This setup allows you to sync meaningful data from Salesforce to Zendesk.
To sync Salesforce lookup fields to Zendesk Support, you need to create a custom formula field. Lookup fields in Salesforce store data as record IDs, which aren't directly usable in Zendesk. By creating a custom formula field in Salesforce, you can…
Salesforce lookup fields show only record IDs in Zendesk because they store data as record IDs. Salesforce uses these IDs to look up details when viewing the field, but Zendesk can't interpret them directly. To make this data usable in Zendesk, you…
To create a formula field in Salesforce for Zendesk integration, go to Setup > Customize > Accounts > Fields and create a new custom field. Choose 'Formula' as the data type and give it a label, like 'Parent Account Name'. In the formula editor,…
Mapping fields between Salesforce and Zendesk involves configuring the field mapping in Zendesk. First, ensure you have the necessary fields set up in both platforms. Then, in Zendesk, open Admin Center and navigate to the Salesforce Integration…
Changes to Salesforce formula fields don't trigger a sync in Zendesk due to limitations in the Salesforce Streaming API. Formula field changes are considered implicit and don't generate a database event, which is necessary for triggering a sync. To…