Custom Objects
Data Cleanser can find and merge duplicates on subscriber custom objects — the objects your org defines beyond standard Salesforce CRM types. Enable them under Settings → Custom Objects, then build matching scenarios and work groups in Review the same way you do for Accounts, Contacts, and Leads.
Custom object support requires an Enterprise or Enterprise + Rollback license. The settings panel is also available during Trial so you can evaluate detection on your own objects.
Open Custom Object settings
In the Settings tab, choose Custom Objects in the sidebar. The panel lists every eligible custom object in your org that Data Cleanser can scan:
- Queryable, accessible custom objects the current user can see.
- Excludes package objects, custom settings, platform events, external objects, and share/history tables.
- Search by label or API name to narrow a long list.
Selected objects appear in Scenarios, Review, scheduling, and Home stats once you save.
Enable a custom object
Select objects
Move one or more objects from Available custom objects to Selected custom objects using the dual listbox.
Save
Click Save. Each selected object gets a profile row in the registry.
Build a scenario
Create a matching scenario for the object, run a scan, and review duplicate groups. See Creating & Managing Scenarios.
Deselecting an object prompts for confirmation — Data Cleanser stops retaining duplicate groups and related detection data for that object.
How merge works on custom objects
Custom object consolidation uses describe-driven merge — Data Cleanser reads field metadata from your
org and applies survivorship choices field by field. This is not native Database.merge; child
relationships are reparented or cloned according to the object's describe, and the Review workbench experience matches
standard CRM objects: pick a master, choose field winners, and merge.
What is eligible
- Custom objects ending in
__cthat are queryable and accessible. -
Not custom metadata (
__mdt), platform events (__e), or external objects (__x). - Not Data Cleanser package objects or share/history shadow tables.
- Up to 500 objects listed in the picker at once — use search to find the one you need.
Review queue object filter
Each selected custom object gets its own pill in the Review duplicate-queue object menu, with a count badge. See The Duplicate Queue.
Standard objects
Standard object duplicate detection — Case, Opportunity, Asset, and more — is configured separately under Settings → Standard Objects. See Standard Objects.
Permissions and access
Users only see and merge custom object records their Salesforce profile and sharing rules already allow. Assign the Data_Cleanser_User permission set and confirm field-level security on the custom object's fields used in match rules.