Force Platform Fundamentals: An Introduction to Custom Application Development in the Cloud

Becoming Familiar with Setup Detail Pages and Related Lists

You may recall when we first introduced the concept of objects that we learned: “Whether they’re standard or custom, Force Platform objects not only provide a structure for storing data but they also power the interface elements that allow users to interact with the data, such as tabs, the layout of fields on a page, and lists of related records.” If you’ve been following along closely, you might have been wondering why we didn’t get to define any fields (other than the identifier field of Position Title) or user interface elements (other than the Positions tab) when we created our Position object. If fields and user interface elements are a part of the definition of what a custom object ...