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Create Salesforce Custom Objects with AI

Custom objects are the foundation of every Salesforce app. Creating one with fields, layouts, and a tab requires touching 4-5 Setup screens per object. SF Agent generates the entire object definition from a description.

Manual
30-60 min per object
With SF Agent
~4 min

The Manual Way

  1. 1Navigate to Setup → Object Manager → Create → Custom Object
  2. 2Set label, plural label, API name, description
  3. 3Choose record name type (Text or Auto-Number)
  4. 4Enable optional features (reports, activities, search, etc.)
  5. 5Add custom fields one by one
  6. 6Create page layouts and assign to profiles
  7. 7Create a custom tab and add to apps

With SF Agent

  1. 1Describe the object, its purpose, and its key fields
  2. 2SF Agent generates the object definition with all settings
  3. 3Fields, layouts, and tab are generated together
  4. 4Everything deploys as a single atomic package

Example

You type:

“Create a custom object called 'Project' with fields: Name (auto-number PRJ-{0000}), Client (lookup to Account), Start Date (date), Budget (currency), Status (picklist: Planning, Active, Completed, On Hold).”

SF Agent generates:
  • ✓Custom Object: Project__c with auto-number naming
  • ✓Fields: Client__c (Lookup), Start_Date__c, Budget__c, Status__c
  • ✓Picklist Values: Planning, Active, Completed, On Hold
  • ✓Page Layout: Project_Layout with all fields
  • ✓Tab: Project tab added to default app

Stop clicking through Setup

Describe your salesforce custom objects in plain English. SF Agent handles the rest.

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