Using an Endpoint with Salesforce External Data Source

Salesforce External Data Source only supports the use of OData endpoints and requires a ​Salesforce Connect​​ license. Please contact Salesforce to acquire a license. After acquiring a Salesforce Connect license, perform the following:

1. Navigate to the ​Setup  menu.
2. Using the search bar, enter "​​External Data Sources​​". Select ​External Data Sources​​ from the Setup menu.
3. Select ​New External Data Source​​ ​​​​​​ to add a new endpoint.
4. The New External Data Source window is displayed. Enter the following information:

• ​External Data Source:​​ Enter a custom label for the new data source.
• Name:​​ Enter a custom name for the new data source.
• Type:​ Select "​Salesforce Connect: OData 4.0​​" from the dropdown list.

5. Under URL, enter the ​OData URL​​.
6. Under Authentication, select the following:

• ​Identity Type:​ Select "​Per User​​" from the dropdown list.
• Authentication Protocol:​ Select "​Password Authentication​​" from the dropdown list.

7. Enter the following user information:

• Username:​ Enter "​token​​".
• Password:​ Enter the user's ​Authentication Token​​.

8. Select ​Save  to confirm the entered information.
9. On the review page, select ​Validate and Sync  to finish the creation process.
10. On the sync page, select a field from the object dropdown list.
11. Select ​Sync  to add the object to the External Data Source.
12. The synced object is now available in the External Objects section. Under Custom HTTP Headers, select ​New  to create a query.
13.  Enter the following information:

• Header Field Name:​​ Enter a name for the query.
• Description:​​ Provide a description for the query.

14. Under Header Field Value, enter a query for the endpoint data or select the ​Show Formula Editor​​ link to open a set of tools to help write a query.
15. Once a query has been entered, select ​Save  to finish the creation process.
16. The new query can now be used with the endpoint data.