Salesforce Case Object

The Salesforce case object represents a case, which is a customer issue or problem.

What is the Salesforce case object?

A Salesforce Case object can be thought of as a workbook containing all the issues, questions, disputes, and requests that customers have brought up with your business.

What is the difference between a case and a task in Salesforce?

Tasks are To-do’s whereas Cases are more used for requests or complaints. Having said that, you can use Cases for both, but if you were to change your case management process(es), you would now need to think about a To do process and a customer case process.

How cases are used in Salesforce?

A case is a customer’s question, feedback, or issue. Support agents can review cases to see how they can deliver better service. Sales reps can use cases to see how they affect the sales process. Responding to cases keeps your customers happy and enhances your brand.

How do I create a case object in Salesforce?

Step-1: Login into the salesforce classic account, then click on the setup and select the case object that is present in the nav bar. Step-2: After selecting the case object, the case object page is open then click on the new option.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

Fields Salesforce Case Object

Field	Details
AccountId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionID of the account associated with this case.This is a relationship field.Relationship NameAccountRelationship TypeLookupRefers ToAccount
AssetWarrantyID	TypereferencePropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionID of the Asset associated with the warranty. Must be a valid asset warranty ID.
BusinessHoursId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Sort, UpdateDescriptionID of the business hours associated with this case.
Comments	TypetextareaPropertiesCreate, Delete, Layout, Nillable, Query, Retrieve, Search, Sort, Undelete, UpdateDescriptionUsed to insert a new CaseComment. Email textarea has a length of 4000 chars.
CaseNumber	TypestringPropertiesAutonumber, Defaulted on create, Filter, idLookup, SortDescriptionAssigned automatically when each case is inserted. It can’t be set directly, and it can’t be modified after the case is created.
ClosedDate	TypedateTimePropertiesFilter, Nillable, SortDescriptionThe date and time when the case was closed.
CommunityId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionID of the zone associated with this case.This field is available in API version 24.0 and later.
ConnectionReceivedId	TypereferencePropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionID of the PartnerNetworkConnection that shared this record with your organization. This field is available if you enabled Salesforce to Salesforce.
ConnectionSentId	TypereferencePropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionID of the PartnerNetworkConnection that you shared this record with. This field is available if you enabled Salesforce to Salesforce. This field is supported using API versions earlier than 15.0. In all other API versions, this field’s value is null. You can use the new PartnerNetworkRecordConnection object to forward records to connections.
ContactEmail	TypeemailPropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionEmail address for the contact. The Case.ContactEmail field displays the Email field on the contact that is referenced by Case.ContactId. Label is Contact Email. This field is available in API version 38.0 and later.
ContactFax	TypephonePropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionFax number for the contact. Label is Contact Fax. This field is available in API version 38.0 and later.
ContactId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionID of the associated contact.This is a relationship field.Relationship NameContactRelationship TypeLookupRefers ToContact
ContactMobile	TypephonePropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionMobile telephone number for the contact. Label is Contact Mobile. This field is available in API version 38.0 and later.
ContactPhone	TypephonePropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionTelephone number for the contact. Label is Contact Phone. This field is available in API version 38.0 and later.
CreatorFullPhotoUrl	TypestringPropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionURL of the user’s profile photo from the feed. Chatter Answers must be enabled to view this field. This field is available in API version 26.0 and later.
CreatorName	TypestringPropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionName of the user who posted the question or reply. Only the first name of internal users (agents) appears to portal users in the feed. Chatter Answers must be enabled to view this field. This field is available in API version 26.0 and later.
CreatorSmallPhotoUrl	TypestringPropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionURL of the user’s thumbnail photo from the feed. Chatter Answers must be enabled to view this field. This field is available in API version 26.0 and later.
Description	TypetextareaPropertiesCreate, Nillable, UpdateDescriptionA text description of the case. Limit: 32 KB.
FeedItemId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionID of the question in Chatter associated with the case. This field is available in API version 33.0 and later, and is only accessible in organizations where Question-to-Case is enabled.
HasCommentsUnreadByOwner	TypebooleanPropertiesDefaulted on create, Filter, Group, SortDescriptionIndicates whether a case contains comments that the case owner hasn’t read (true) or not (false).
HasSelfServiceComments	TypebooleanPropertiesDefaulted on create, Filter, Group, SortDescriptionIndicates whether a case has comments added by a Self-Service user (true) or not (false). Only visible when Customer Portal is enabled.
IsClosed	TypebooleanPropertiesDefaulted on create, Filter, Group, SortDescriptionIndicates whether the case is closed (true) or open (false). This field is controlled by the Status field; it can’t be set directly. Label is Closed.
IsClosedOnCreate	TypebooleanPropertiesDefaulted on create, Filter, Group, SortDescriptionIndicates whether the case was closed at the same time that it was created (true) or not (false). This flag is read-only and is automatically set when a record is created. It can’t be set to true unless the IsClosed flag is also true.
IsDeleted	TypebooleanPropertiesDefaulted on create, FilterDescriptionIndicates whether the object has been moved to the Recycle Bin (true) or not (false). Label is Deleted.
IsEscalated	TypebooleanPropertiesCreate, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, UpdateDescriptionIndicates whether the case has been escalated (true) or not. A case’s escalated state does not affect how you can use a case, or whether you can query, delete, or update it. You can set this flag via the API. Label is Escalated.
IsSelfServiceClosed	TypebooleanPropertiesDefaulted on create, Filter, Group, SortDescriptionIndicates whether the case is closed for Self-Service users (true) or not (false).
IsStopped	TypebooleanPropertiesCreate, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, UpdateDescriptionIndicates whether an entitlement process on a case is stopped (true) or not (false).
IsVisibleInSelfService	TypebooleanPropertiesDefaulted on create, Filter, Group, SortDescriptionIndicates whether the case can be viewed in the Customer Service Portal, Partner Service Portal, and Self-Service Portal (true) or not (false). This field is applied for case visibility in the Partner Relationship Management, Customer Service Portal, and the earlier version of Self Service Portal. The field does not alter sharing and will not prevent usage of a direct URL to a case if a portal user has read or write access.
Language	TypepicklistPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe language of the case. The Language field is available when you enable Einstein Case Classification in Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited edition orgs with Service Cloud. By default, only Einstein classification apps use this field.
LastReferencedDate	TypedatetimePropertiesFilter, Nillable, SortDescriptionThe timestamp when the current user last accessed this record, a record related to this record, or a list view.
LastViewedDate	TypedatetimePropertiesFilter, Nillable, SortDescriptionThe timestamp when the current user last viewed this record or list view. If this value is null, the user might have only accessed this record or list view (LastReferencedDate) but not viewed it.
MasterRecordId	TypereferencePropertiesFilter, Group, Nillable, SortDescriptionIf this object was deleted as the result of a merge, this field contains the ID of the record that was kept. If this object was deleted for any other reason, or has not been deleted, the value is null.This is a relationship field.Relationship NameMasterRecordRelationship TypeLookupRefers ToCase
Origin	TypepicklistPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable,Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe source of the case, such as Email, Phone, or Web. Label is Case Origin.
OwnerId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, UpdateDescriptionID of the contact who owns the case.This is a polymorphic relationship field.Relationship NameOwnerRelationship TypeLookupRefers ToGroup, User
ParentId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe ID of the parent case in the hierarchy. The label is Parent Case.This is a relationship field.Relationship NameParentRelationship TypeLookupRefers ToCase
Priority	TypepicklistPropertiesCreate, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe importance or urgency of the case, such as High, Medium, or Low.
QuestionId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe question in the answers zone that is associated with the case. This field does not appear if you don’t have an answers zone enabled.
Reason	TypepicklistPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe reason why the case was created, such as Instructions not clear, or User didn’t attend training.
RecordTypeId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Nillable, UpdateDescriptionID of the record type assigned to this object.
ServiceContractId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Nillable, UpdateDescriptionRequired. ID of the ServiceContract associated with the entitlement. Must be a valid ID.
SlaStartDate	TypedateTimePropertiesCreate, Filter, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionShows the time that the case entered an entitlement process. If you have the Edit permission on cases, you can update or reset the time.This field is available in API version 18.0 and later.
SourceId	TypereferencePropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe ID of the social post source.
Status	TypepicklistPropertiesCreate, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe status of the case, such as New, Closed, or Escalated. This field directly controls the IsClosed flag. Each predefined Status value implies an IsClosed flag value. For more information, see CaseStatus.
StopStartDate	TypedateTimePropertiesFilter, Nillable, SortDescriptionThe date and time an entitlement process was stopped on the case.This field is available in API version 18.0 and later.
Subject	TypestringPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe subject of the case. Limit: 255 characters.
SuppliedCompany	TypestringPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe company name that was entered when the case was created. Label is Company.
SuppliedEmail	TypeemailPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe email address that was entered when the case was created. Label is Email.If your organization has an active auto-response rule, SuppliedEmail is required when creating a case via the API. Auto-response rules use the email in the contact specified by ContactId. If no email address is in the contact record, the email specified here is used.
SuppliedName	TypestringPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe name that was entered when the case was created. Label is Name.
SuppliedPhone	TypestringPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe phone number that was entered when the case was created. Label is Phone.
Type	TypepicklistPropertiesCreate, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, UpdateDescriptionThe type of case, such as Feature Request or Question.

Note

If you are importing Case data and need to set the value for an audit field, such as CreatedDate, contact Salesforce. Audit fields are automatically updated during API operations unless you request to set these fields yourself.

Usage

Use the Case object to manage cases for your organization. Client applications can query, update, and delete Attachment records associated with a case via the API.

Assignment Rules

When you query or update a case, your client application can have the case automatically assigned to one or more User records based on assignment rules that have been configured in the user interface. To use this feature, your client application must set either of the following options (but not both) in the AssignmentRuleHeader used in the create or update:

Field	Field Type	Details
assignmentRuleId	reference	ID of the assignment rule to use. Can be an inactive assignment rule. If unspecified and useDefaultRule is true, then the default assignment rule is used. To find the ID for a given assignment rule, query the AssignmentRule object (specifying RuleType=”caseAssignment”), iterate through the returned AssignmentRule objects, find the one you want to use, retrieve its ID, and then specify its ID in this field in the AssignmentRuleHeader.
useDefaultRule	boolean	Specifies whether to use the default rule for rule-based assignment (true) or not (false). The default rule is assigned by users in the Salesforce user interface.

For a code example that shows setting the AssignmentRuleHeader for a Lead (which is similar to setting the AssignmentRuleHeader for a Case), see Lead.

Separating Accounts from Contacts in Cases

In releases before 8.0, the AccountId could not be specified, it was derived from the contact’s account. This behavior will continue to be supported in future releases, but you can also now specify an AccountId. If you do not specify the AccountId during the creation of a case, the value will default to the contact’s AccountId.

Note

When a record is updated, if the ContactId has not changed, then the AccountId is not regenerated. This prevents the API from overwriting a value previously changed in the Salesforce user interface. However, if an API call changes the ContactId and the AccountId field is empty, then the AccountId is generated using the contact’s account.

Using _case with Java

Depending on the development tool you use, you might need to write your application using _case instead of Case, because case is a reserved word in Java.

Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later.

CaseChangeEvent (API version 44.0)

Change events are available for the object.

CaseFeed (API version 18.0)

Feed tracking is available for the object.

CaseHistory

History is available for tracked fields of the object.

CaseOwnerSharingRule

Sharing rules are available for the object.

CaseShare

Sharing is available for the object.