ExternalDataUserAuth

Stores authentication settings for a specific user to access an external system. The external system can be an external data source or a callout endpoint that’s defined in a named credential. The external data source or named credential must be configured to use per-user authentication.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), update(), upsert()

Fields

Field Name	Details
ExternalDataSourceId	Type reference Properties Create, Filter, Group, Sort Description The name that’s specified in the external data source or named credential definition.
UserId	Type reference Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The user’s first and last name in Salesforce.
Protocol	Type picklist Properties Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update Description The authentication protocol that’s required by the external system. For SharePoint, specify Basic Authentication.
Username	Type string Properties Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update Description The username that’s required by the external system.
Password	Type encrypted string Properties Create, Nillable, Update Description The password that’s required by the external system.

Usage

These authentication settings enable the user to access an external system that restricts access on a per-user basis. The external system is defined in Salesforce as one of the following.

External data source—Provides access to external objects, whose data is stored outside the Salesforce organization.
Named credential—Enables the user’s actions to trigger authenticated Apex callouts to the endpoint that’s specified in the named credential.

If you grant users access to the external data source or named credential via permission sets or profiles, those users can manage their own authentication settings for external systems. See “Store Authentication Settings for External Systems” in the Salesforce Help.

Object Reference for Salesforce and Force.com

ExternalDataUserAuth

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Usage