Support for External Object

AGrid also supports External Objects, they are like custom objects, except that they map to data that’s stored outside your Salesforce org. Each external object relies on an external data source definition to connect with the external system’s data.

Steps to create AGrid Configuration for external Object

Creating AGrid Configuration for External object is similar as configuration created for standard object in AGrid. Refer to this page to create a Configuration for External Object.

Limitations for External Objects

Summary is not supported for numeric field.
Total number of records is not shown in List view side.
Includes and Excludes operator is not supported.
Multi Select picklist field is not supported.
Parent Field is not shown in Default Sort Field.
Sorting is not supported for Parent fields.
Multi-currency feature is not supported.
Load all is not supported for External objects.

AGrid also supports External Objects, they are like custom objects, except that they map to data that’s stored outside your Salesforce org. Each external object relies on an external data source definition to connect with the external system’s data.

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