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What is parent ID in Salesforce?
ParentId is a system field; it comes standard in Salesforce. It’s used to relate a feed item to a user record or account record. For example, let’s say I want to connect a feed item (a chat post) with an account record, the ID of the account is linked to the ParentId.
What is Linkedentityid in ContentDocumentLink?
In API versions 33.0 and later, you can create and delete ContentDocumentLink objects with a LinkedEntityId of any record type that can be tracked in the feed, even if feed tracking is disabled for that record type.
Where is documents in Salesforce lightning?
Documents. Documents aren’t available in Lightning Experience. To use documents in Lightning Experience, export them in your weekly export or using Data Loader. Then upload them into Lightning Experience as Salesforce Files.
Where is the parentid field on contentDocument?
The ParentId field on ContentDocument would be ideal, but even though it is in the API guide, it is not available in SOQL or even visible. The docs say regarding ParentId on ContentDocument: ID of the library that owns the document. Created automatically when inserting a ContentVersion via the API for the first time.
What can you do with a contentDocument object?
Use the ContentDocument object to retrieve, query, update, and delete the latest version of a document, but not a content pack, in a library or a Salesforce file. You cannot insert ContentDocument directly, As soon as you insert ContentVersion, a ContentDocument get inserted behind the scene.
Can a CONTENTVERSION be inserted into a contentDocument?
You cannot insert ContentDocument directly, As soon as you insert ContentVersion, a ContentDocument get inserted behind the scene. Use ContentDocument object to retrieve, query, update, and delete the latest version of a document, but not a content pack, in a library or a Salesforce file.
How to link a file to a record?
In order to link the file with any record, You need to insert Contentdocumentlink with linlkentityid equals to the id of the record. Use Contentdocumentlink object to query the locations where a file is shared or query which files are linked to a particular location.