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Minhaj_Developer Arifin (FirstPagely) asked in #Data Management
Oct 12, 2017, 5:49 PM

What is the impact of updating the 'Child Relationship Name'

On a custom object called 'Emergency' there is a custom field called, 'Related Case'. This custom  field which has the Master-Detail data type and is related to the Case object. It displays the Case Number for which an Emergency record was created. 

 

I am attempting to update the relationship between Emergency and Case to a 'Look Up' relationship. In order to do this, my plan is to

 

Rename the field label of 'Related Case' to 'xRelated Case'. 

 

Create a new field caleld 'Related Case' 

 

Copy the data from the old field into the new field. 

 

Confirm that new field displays data for all Emergency Records. 

 

Delete the 'xRelated Case' field. 

 

My question: 

 

When I updated the field name of the old field to 'xRelated Case' I also updated the Child Relationship Name from Urgent to 'xUrgent'. Will this cause any problems in copying data from this field to the new field? What impact does updating the 'Child Relationship Name' have? 

 

THanks! 

 

What is the impact of updating the 'Child Relationship Name'

 

 
4 answers
  1. Doug Burkhart (Centric Consulting)
    Oct 12, 2017, 6:41 PM
    Here's an article that outlines the relationships: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.soql_sosl.meta/soql_sosl/sforce_api_calls_soql_relationships_and_custom_objects.htm

     

    It could have an impact if you have any triggers, flows, or processes referencing that child name.

     

    But again, if instead of renaming and creating a new field, if you just change the relationship on the existing field, you shouldn't have to do any renaming.
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