FeedTrackedChange

Represents an individual field change or set of field changes. A FeedTrackedChange is a child object of a record feed, such as AccountFeed This object is available in API version 18.0 and later..

Supported Calls

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

Fields

Field Details
CurrencyIsoCode
Type
picklist
Properties
Defaulted on create, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort
Description
Available only for organizations with the multicurrency feature enabled. Contains the ISO currency code for the field, if FieldName is a currency field.
FeedItemId
Type
reference
Properties
Group, Sort, Filter
Description
ID of the parent feed that tracks the field change.
FieldName
Type
string
Properties
Group, Sort
Description
The name of the field that was changed.
Note

Note

This field also tracks other events that are not related to an individual field for a parent feed. These events occur as the parent record advances through its pipeline. For example, a value of leadConverted indicates that a lead has been converted to an opportunity. For a full list of values, see Tracking of Special Events.

NewValue
Type
anyType
Properties
Nillable, Sort
Description
The new value of the field that was changed.
OldCurrencyIsoCode
Type
string
Properties
Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
Available only for organizations with the multicurrency feature enabled. Contains the ISO currency code for the OldValue field, if FieldName is a currency field.
OldValue
Type
anyType
Properties
Nillable, Sort
Description
The last value of the field before it was changed.

Usage

A user can subscribe to a record or to another user. Changes to the record and updates from the users are displayed in the Chatter feed on the user's home page, which is a useful way to stay up-to-date with other users and with changes made to records in Salesforce. Feeds are available in API version 18.0 and later.

If you move a custom field to the Recycle Bin, all FeedTrackedChange records that track historical changes to the custom field are automatically deleted and are not restored if the custom-field is undeleted.

The following sections outline the difference between standard feeds and custom feeds.

Standard Feeds

A standard feed is a record feed, such as AccountFeed. FeedTrackedChange records for standard feeds can only be queried via the parent feed object.

Note the following when working with standard feed items:

Custom Feeds

If you want more control over the information provided in a record feed, such as AccountFeed, you can create a custom feed. A custom feed can replace or augment an existing record feed. For example, you might want to:

Tracking of Special Events

The FieldName field also tracks other events that are not related to an individual field for a parent feed. These events occur as the parent record advances through its pipeline. For example, a value of leadConverted indicates that a lead has been converted to an opportunity.

Valid values for the FieldName field for multiple objects:

Additional valid values for the FieldName field for individual objects:

Account
  • accountCreatedFromLead
  • accountMerged
  • accountUpdatedByLead
  • personAccountUpdatedByLead
Case
  • closed
  • ownerEscalated
Contact
  • contactCreatedFromLead
  • contactMerged
  • contactUpdatedByLead
Contract
  • contractActivation
  • contractApproval
  • contractConversion
  • contractExpiration
  • contractTermination
Lead
  • leadConverted
  • leadMerged
Opportunity
  • opportunityCreatedFromLead

See Also