ProfileSkillFeed

Represents a single feed item in the feed displayed on the detail page for a profile skill.

A ProfileSkill feed shows recent changes to a ProfileSkill record for any fields that are tracked in feeds, and comments and posts about the record. It is a useful way to stay up-to-date with changes to solutions.

Supported Calls

delete(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve()

Fields

Field Name Details
Body
Type
textarea
Properties
Nillable, Sort
Description
The content of the ProfileSkillFeed. Required when Type is TextPost or AdvancedTextPost. Optional when Type is ContentPost or LinkPost. This field is the message that appears in the feed.
CommentCount
Type
int
Properties
Filter, Group, Sort
Description
The number of FeedComments associated with this feed item.
ContentData
Type
base64
Properties
Nillable
Description
Available in API version 36.0 and earlier only. Required if Type is ContentPost. Encoded file data in any format, and can’t be 0 bytes. Setting this field automatically sets Type to ContentPost.
ContentDescription
Type
textarea
Properties
Nillable, Sort
Description
Available in API version 36.0 and earlier only.

The description of the file specified in ContentData.

ContentFileName
Type
string
Properties
Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
Available in API version 36.0 and earlier only. The name of the file uploaded to the feed. Setting ContentFileName automatically sets Type to ContentPost.
ContentSize
Type
int
Properties
Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
Available in API version 36.0 and earlier only. This field is the size of the file (in bytes) uploaded to the feed. This field is read-only and is automatically determined during insert.
ContentType
Type
string
Properties
Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
Available in API version 36.0 and earlier only. This field is the MIME type of the file uploaded to the feed. This field is read-only and is automatically determined during insert.
InsertedById
Type
reference
Properties
Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
ID of the user who added this object to the feed. For example, if an application migrates posts and comments from another application into a feed, the InsertedBy value is set to the ID of the logged-in user.
IsRichText
Type
boolean
Properties
Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort
Description
Indicates whether the feed item Body contains rich text. Set IsRichText to true if you post a rich text feed item via SOAP API. Otherwise, the post is rendered as plain text.

Rich text supports the following HTML tags:

  • <p>
    Tip

    Tip

    Though the <br> tag isn’t supported, you can use <p>&nbsp;</p> to create lines.

  • <b>
  • <code>
  • <i>
  • <u>
  • <s>
  • <ul>
  • <ol>
  • <li>
  • <img>

    The <img> tag is accessible only via the API and must reference files in Salesforce similar to this example: <img src="sfdc://069B0000000omjh"></img>

Note

Note

In API version 35.0 and later, the system replaces special characters in rich text with escaped HTML. In API version 34.0 and prior, all rich text appears as a plain-text representation.

LikeCount
Type
int
Properties
Filter, Group, Sort
Description
The number of FeedLikes associated with this feed item.
LinkUrl
Type
url
Properties
Nillable, Sort
Description
The URL of a LinkPost.
ParentId
Type
reference
Properties
Filter, Group, Sort
Description
ID of the object type to which the FeedItem object is related. For example, set this field to a UserId to post to someone’s profile feed, or an AccountId to post to a specific account.
RelatedRecordId
Type
reference
Properties
Group, Nillable, Sort
Description

ID of the ContentVersion object associated with a ContentPost. For Work.com thanks posts, it’s the ID of the WorkThanks object associated with a RypplePost. This field is typically null for all posts except ContentPost and RypplePost. For example, set this field to an existing ContentVersion and post it to a feed as a FeedItem object of Type ContentPost.

Title
Type
string
Properties
Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
The title of the FeedItem. When the Type is LinkPost, the LinkUrl is the URL and this field is the link name.
Type
Type
picklist
Properties
Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort
Description
The type of ProfileSkillFeed item:
  • ActivityEvent—indirectly generated event when a user or the API adds a Task associated with a feed-enabled parent record (excluding email tasks on cases). Also occurs when a user or the API adds or updates a Task or Event associated with a case record (excluding email and call logging).

    For a recurring Task with CaseFeed disabled, one event is generated for the series only. For a recurring Task with CaseFeed enabled, events are generated for the series and each occurrence.

  • AdvancedTextPost—created when a user posts a group announcement and, in Lightning Experience as of API version 39.0 and later, when a user shares a post.
  • AnnouncementPost—Not used.
  • ApprovalPost—generated when a user submits an approval.
  • BasicTemplateFeedItem—Not used.
  • CanvasPost—a post made by a canvas app posted on a feed.
  • CollaborationGroupCreated—generated when a user creates a public group.
  • CollaborationGroupUnarchived—Not used.
  • ContentPost—a post with an attached file.
  • CreatedRecordEvent—generated when a user creates a record from the publisher.
  • DashboardComponentAlert—generated when a dashboard metric or gauge exceeds a user-defined threshold.
  • DashboardComponentSnapshot—created when a user posts a dashboard snapshot on a feed.
  • LinkPost—a post with an attached URL.
  • PollPost—a poll posted on a feed.
  • ProfileSkillPost—generated when a skill is added to a user’s Chatter profile.
  • QuestionPost—generated when a user posts a question.
  • ReplyPost—generated when Chatter Answers posts a reply.
  • RypplePost—generated when a user creates a Thanks badge in Work.com.
  • TextPost—a direct text entry on a feed.
  • TrackedChange—a change or group of changes to a tracked field.
  • UserStatus—automatically generated when a user adds a post. Deprecated.
The following values appear in the Type picklist for all feed objects but apply only to CaseFeed:
  • AttachArticleEvent—generated event when a user attaches an article to a case.
  • CallLogPost—generated event when a user logs a call for a case through the user interface. CTI calls also generate this event.
  • CaseCommentPost—generated event when a user adds a case comment for a case object.
  • ChangeStatusPost—generated event when a user changes the status of a case.
  • ChatTranscriptPost—generated event when Live Agent transcript is saved to a case.
  • EmailMessageEvent—generated event when an email related to a case object is sent or received.
  • FacebookPost—generated when a Facebook post is created from a case. Deprecated.
  • MilestoneEvent—generated when a case milestone is completed or reaches violation status.
  • SocialPost—generated when a social post is created from a case.
Note

Note

If you set Type to ContentPost, also specify ContentData and ContentFileName.

Usage

Use this object to track changes for a ProfileSkill record.