Block Field Updates

[Carrie_Lawson]

Hello,

Quick question and it might be an easy one.  If i was to set up a field to have all updates blocked does it prevent it from populating the first time as well as all other updates?  Is there a way to populate it the first time and then prevent edits thereafter unless updated in SFDC?

[Grégoire_Miche2 · Accepted solution]

HI Carrie,

It only block the updates, not the first entry. Therefore, it will prevent value A to be replaced by value B, but not the null value to be replaced by value A.

If you want to prevent updates from SFDC, just block field updates source SFDC.

-Greg

[Carrie_Lawson]

Perfect! this is what i needed to know.  Thank you!!!!

[SanfordWhiteman]

"Updates" in Marketo-speak do not include the first setting from empty to filled.

Blocking updates from sources other than SFDC sync is done in Field Management.

[Grégoire_Miche2]

Hi Sanford,

works for Salesforce as well

-Greg

[SanfordWhiteman]

I was saying you can "block updates from sources other than SFDC"... as Carrie requested "unless updated in SFDC."

[Grégoire_Miche2]

My bad, sorry. Excuse the foreigner

[SanfordWhiteman]

Not my most grammatical moment...