What is the use of fieldset in Visualforce?
Fieldset is a grouping of fields, you can use this fieldset in visualforce page to display that group of fields in that page. If you are using field set in visualforce to display fields, then you can add, remove & reorder fields very easily.
What does available for the field set mean in Salesforce?
If a field is marked as Available for the Field Set, it exists in the FieldSet, but the developer hasn’t presented it on the packagedVF page. Administrators can display the field after theFieldSet is deployed by moving it from the Availablecolumn to theIn the FieldSet column.
How do I display field sets on my Visualforce pages?
You can use dynamic bindings to display field sets on your Visualforce pages. A field set is a grouping of fields. For example, you could have a field set that contains fields describing a user's first name, middle name, last name, and business title.
How many custom fields can you create in Salesforce?
On every object, Salesforce provides the ability to create up to 500 custom fields! That is a lot, and that means that the configuration options are limitless. Standard and custom objects can be customized to capture any type of information your business process requires.
Working with Field Sets Using Visualforce
Field sets can be directly referenced in Visualforce by combining the $ObjectType global variable with the keyword FieldSets. For example, if your Contact object has a field set called properNames that displays three fields, your Visualforce page can reference the field data through the following iteration:
Working with Field Sets Using Apex
Fields in a field set are automatically loaded when your Visualforce page uses a standard controller. When using a custom controller, you need to add the required fields to the SOQL query for the page. Apex provides two Schema objects that allow you to discover field sets and the fields they contain, Schema.FieldSet and Schema.FieldSetMember.
Field Set Considerations
If a field is marked as Available for the Field Set, it exists in the field set, but the developer hasn’t presented it on the packaged Visualforce page. Administrators can display the field after the field set is deployed by moving it from the Available column to the In the Field Set column.
Learning Objectives
Create new custom fields to meet business requirements and facilitate accurate data entry with formulas, picklists, and lookups.
Introduction
AW Computing has established a Salesforce environment with users set up, profiles assigned, and access to records and fields configured. But they’re in need of further customization to ensure users have the necessary fields to capture the business information they need. That’s where you, the admin, come in.
Customize Profiles and Objects
Before you get to those tasks, create profiles for members of the sales and support teams.
