Ability to create custom obect instances in SFDC

[Anonymous]

Hi,

It would be great if not only we could read custom objects but if we could also write them and create new instances of them.

For instance, I have a form that enables a lead to search my products. With the API integration, I can push that information to Marketo and store in in lead fields. The big issue is : I can only keep the last search.

If I could use a "Product search" custom object, I would create a new instance of that object each time the visitor runs a search, similarly to tasks I can create.

[Anonymous]

I dig the idea -- but have you looked into maybe using Webhooks to do this?

[Anonymous]

Hi Ken,

The webhooks is a good idea if we can have salesforce receive it and react to it. I'll give a look.

Thanks
Greg

[Anonymous]

Hi Ken,

after a look at salesforce documentation (including developer documentation and developer's portal, as well as the appexchange) I have found any mechanism in salesforce that enable to listen to webhooks and react to it.

May be I looke din the wrong place, though.

[John_Wolf1]

We also need to write data from forms to custom objects in SF. Our solution has been to create a cookie that crams a bunch of data into one lead field, which is then parsed out to the various objects once it's in SF. This means we miss out on a lot of the functionality of Marketo forms. 

[Anonymous]

Aparently, this now can be done through the API. It's a first step. See:  http://developers.marketo.com/documentation/soap/synccustomobjects/

Next step is now to make it possible to create is from flows and event better from forms.

Greg

[Grant_Booth]

This request comes up periodically in Support cases. While my understanding is that it could add a significant level of complexity to the sync and potentially cause a number of problems, I think the benefits from it to automating processes between Marketo and SFDC would outweigh it. Maybe we could make it something which requires a Support case to enable, so that customers don't use it carelessly? I am in favor!

Grant

[Grégoire_Miche2]

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