Comments on: All about Upsert and External ID in Dataloader and Apex – Videos https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/ AI, Salesforce, ServiceNow & Enterprise Tech Guides Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Rakesh https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-79377 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:58:33 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-79377 Hi Jitendra,
I have a requirement of upserting a record in which the account lookup should be populated using the external Id, and I’m using dynamic apex, so have to use record.put(fieldApiName, value), while using this I’m not able put the value of account as it is throwing error “Illegal assignment from Account to ID”, to avoid this if I normally get the record (not sObject) but the actual record and put record.fieldApiName__r = account, then it’s working fine, but dynamically, it’s not allowing us to put the record. Can you please suggest a work around for this? Thanks

]]> By: Visaram Solanki https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-6800 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:15:27 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-6800 I have created External_Id__c on User object and using value of this field in Owner:External_Id__c field of Account.csv and Region.csv files.
It is working fine for Account object when doing upsert operation in data loader. However it does not work for Region.csv as it is custom object. I know i can use salesforce id of user record alternatively. However I am looking for solution where I do not need to open and update csv file. Please let me know if you have any idea.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-6139 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 10:41:37 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-6139 Hi Jitendra,

Thank you for this elaborate post!!
I have a query here, if I don’t want to make my external ID field unique, so is there a way in which we could upsert record without facing any error?

PS: I won’t be able to use any other external Id field.

]]> By: Raj https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-4892 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:30:05 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-4892 Hi Jitendra,

I am going nowhere with this issue, unable to figure out where i am going wrong.. Please help.

C:\Users\Public\Documents\salesforce\DataloaderFullSandbox>ANT all
Buildfile: C:\Users\Public\Documents\salesforce\DataloaderFullSandbox\build.xml

all:
[echo] Upserting Community_Event_Registrant__c
[copy] Copying 1 file to C:\Users\Public\Documents\salesforce\DataloaderFul
lSandbox
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:45,228 INFO [main] controller.Controller initLog (
Controller.java:496) – Using built-in logging configuration, no log-conf.xml in
C:\Users\rgoli\AppData\Local\salesforce.com\Data Loader 43.0.0\conf\log-conf.xml

[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:45,251 INFO [main] controller.Controller initLog (
Controller.java:498) – The log has been initialized
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:45,266 INFO [main] process.ProcessConfig getBeanFa
ctory (ProcessConfig.java:104) – Loading process configuration from config file:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\salesforce\DataloaderFullSandbox\process-conf.xml
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:45,518 INFO [main] support.AbstractApplicationCont
ext prepareRefresh (AbstractApplicationContext.java:495) – Refreshing org.spring
framework.context.support.FileSystemXmlApplicationContext@47db50c5: startup date
[Mon Nov 19 15:21:45 EST 2018]; root of context hierarchy
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:45,693 INFO [main] xml.XmlBeanDefinitionReader loa
dBeanDefinitions (XmlBeanDefinitionReader.java:315) – Loading XML bean definitio
ns from file [C:\Users\Public\Documents\salesforce\DataloaderFullSandbox\process
-conf.xml]
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:45,916 INFO [main] support.DefaultListableBeanFact
ory preInstantiateSingletons (DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:557) – Pre-instant
iating singletons in org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBe
anFactory@13e39c73: defining beans [Community_Event_Registrant__c]; root of fact
ory hierarchy
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:46,120 INFO [TemplatedCsvExtract] controller.Contr
oller createDir (Controller.java:289) – Config directory already exists: C:\User
s\rgoli\AppData\Local\salesforce.com\Data Loader 43.0.0\conf
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:46,123 INFO [TemplatedCsvExtract] controller.Contr
oller initConfig (Controller.java:417) – Looking for file in config path: C:\Use
rs\rgoli\AppData\Local\salesforce.com\Data Loader 43.0.0\conf\config.properties
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:46,127 INFO [TemplatedCsvExtract] controller.Contr
oller initConfig (Controller.java:450) – User config is found in C:\Users\rgoli\
AppData\Local\salesforce.com\Data Loader 43.0.0\conf\config.properties
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:46,760 INFO [TemplatedCsvExtract] controller.Contr
oller initConfig (Controller.java:460) – The controller config has been initiali
zed
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:46,765 INFO [TemplatedCsvExtract] process.ProcessR
unner run (ProcessRunner.java:123) – Initializing process engine
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:46,767 INFO [TemplatedCsvExtract] process.ProcessR
unner run (ProcessRunner.java:126) – Loading parameters
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:46,814 INFO [TemplatedCsvExtract] config.LastRun l
oad (LastRun.java:96) – Last run info will be saved in file: C:\Users\rgoli\AppD
ata\Local\salesforce.com\Data Loader 43.0.0\conf\TemplatedCsvExtract_lastRun.pro
perties
[java] 2018-11-19 15:21:46,859 FATAL [main] process.ProcessRunner topLevelE
rror (ProcessRunner.java:251) – Unable to run process TemplatedCsvExtract
[java] java.lang.RuntimeException: com.salesforce.dataloader.exception.Proc
essInitializationException: Error creating output directory: H:\
[java] at com.salesforce.dataloader.process.ProcessRunner.run(ProcessRu
nner.java:169)
[java] at com.salesforce.dataloader.process.ProcessRunner.run(ProcessRu
nner.java:107)
[java] at com.salesforce.dataloader.process.ProcessRunner.main(ProcessR
unner.java:266)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:62)
[java] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMet
hodAccessorImpl.java:43)
[java] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteJava.run(ExecuteJava.jav
a:223)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.ExecuteJava.execute(ExecuteJava
.java:155)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java.run(Java.java:835)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java.executeJava(Java.java:227)

[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java.executeJava(Java.java:135)

[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Java.execute(Java.java:108)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.ja
va:292)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:62)
[java] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMet
hodAccessorImpl.java:43)
[java] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchU
tils.java:106)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:346)
[java] at java.util.Vector.forEach(Vector.java:1275)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.j
ava:67)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.ja
va:292)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:62)
[java] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMet
hodAccessorImpl.java:43)
[java] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchU
tils.java:106)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:346)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInst
ance.java:394)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.ja
va:292)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[java] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:62)
[java] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMet
hodAccessorImpl.java:43)
[java] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchU
tils.java:106)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:346)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:448)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:469)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.jav
a:1399)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1370)

[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(De
faultExecutor.java:41)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1260
)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:849)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:228)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:283)
[java] at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:101)
[java] Caused by: com.salesforce.dataloader.exception.ProcessInitialization
Exception: Error creating output directory: H:\
[java] at com.salesforce.dataloader.controller.Controller.setStatusFile
s(Controller.java:570)
[java] at com.salesforce.dataloader.process.ProcessRunner.run(ProcessRu
nner.java:131)
[java] … 46 more

BUILD FAILED
C:\Users\Public\Documents\salesforce\DataloaderFullSandbox\build.xml:56: The fol
lowing error occurred while executing this line:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\salesforce\DataloaderFullSandbox\build.xml:37: Java re
turned: -1

Total time: 2 seconds
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Values on the left are headers from .csv i am trying to upsert and the right are values in custom object.
#Mapping values
Id=Id
EvariantId=Master_r\:Registrant_Id__c
First Name=First_Name__c
Last Name=Last_Name__c
Event Name=Event_Name__c
Event Date=Event_Date__c
Status=Status__c

______________________________________________________________________________________________

My target

]]> By: Ram ch https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-3858 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:52:00 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-3858 Hi jitendra i used code like below
1.Inserting two records
list acc = new list();
public integer j=0;
for(integer i=1; i<=2;i++){
Order_Item__c a = new Order_Item__c();
a.Name = 'cars'+i;
a.External_id__c = '66889855'+i;
a.Shipping_Customer_Number__c ='868686'+i;
acc.add(a);
j++;
}
System.debug('number ' + j);
Database.UpsertResult [] cr = Database.upsert(acc , false);
System.debug('total records ' + acc.size());
2. list acc = new list();
public integer j=0;
for(integer i=1; i<=4;i++){
Order_Item__c a = new Order_Item__c();
a.Name = 'cars'+i;
a.External_id__c = '66889855'+i;
a.Shipping_Customer_Number__c ='999999'+i;
acc.add(a);
j++;
}

System.debug('number ' + j);
Database.UpsertResult [] cr = Database.upsert(acc , false);
System.debug('total records ' + acc.size());

———Here in second upsert i am inserting records but two are duplicates and changing Shipping_Customer_Number__c field value.
Expecting result: First two records with new Shipping_Customer_Number__c field values and 3rd and 4th records will be inserted.
But first two records are not updating with new Shipping_Customer_Number__c values why?
Where i am doing mistake.

]]> By: Mohd Tajamul Ahmed https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-3842 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 01:32:00 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-3842 Hi Jitendra,
I didn’t understand on why we need to create new instance “accountReference”, can’t we use “parentAccount” to relate child with Parent. Please clarify my doubt, Thanks.

]]> By: Arpit Sharma https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-3807 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 02:32:00 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-3807 Hi Jitendra,

Thank you for your post.
I have one question, if we get null from external system then how import process will behave.

]]> By: Ram https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-3735 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:24:00 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-3735 In reply to Jitendra Zaa.

I got some clarification if it is wrong correct me… I need to create User_SAP_External_id__c field on User then i need to map SAP Ids with User_SAP_External_id__c and push the data into User object first.
Then uploading account object , i need to use external id field User_SAP_External_id__c at the time of related objects selection on REPORTS To: option in the dataloader. Is it correct.

]]> By: Ram https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-3734 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:50:00 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-3734 In reply to Jitendra Zaa.

HI, Jitendra…when i am trying to create a field on user in salesforce it showing an error like below :
Error: User Custom Fields that are required must have a default value, what is It. We are creating external id field on User, but how can we map it. I am upserting Account object but external Id field is on User . How can i map it

]]> By: Jitendra Zaa https://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/salesforce/all-about-upsert-and-external-id-in-dataloader-and-apex-videos/#comment-3733 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.jitendrazaa.com/blog/?p=4447#comment-3733 In reply to Ram.

Hi Ram, create a new field in user and mark it as external id. Upload SAP field values on user record. Upsert record and use this field in dataloader wizard to match external id.

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