How to Create a Time Field Type in Salesforce

In this Salesforce tutorial, we will learn how to create a time field type in Salesforce and we can use it to track a particular time in Salesforce. Moreover, we will focus on some of the practical scenarios for implementation.

Recently, I worked for the Salesforce company in the United States of America. While working here, I got a task where I need to manage the time, and event planning for the Salesforce website. To fulfill this requirement I use the Time Field Type and this is present under the Field and Relationship.

So, as a solution, I discovered the time field as a solution that helps in managing time and scheduling posts on the website. Let’s go into more detail about how to create the time field type in Salesforce Lightning and Salesforce Classic.

Time filed type in Salesforce

The time field type in Salesforce is defined as a field type that is used to track the time, manage the time, event planning, and project management. To track the time we can select the time field type. This time field type is a timestamp that does not involve the date. The time field type is used when we need a time of day it is not particular to a single day.

Basically, the time field type is used to manage time and schedule posts on the website. This time field type can also be used to show the business hours.

For example, if a family books a hotel for booking a hotel they can enter the check-in time and the check-out time. For this check-in and check-out time, we use the time field type. The time field type can use 24-hour notation

Now, let’s move further and see how to create the time field type in Salesforce Lightning and Salesforce Classic.

How to create the time field type in Salesforce Lightning

Here we are creating the time field type in Salesforce Lightning. Here we are taking an example we are using the opportunity object inside the opportunity object we want to add the time field that helps us to track the time related to the particular opportunity.

If you want to learn how to create the time field type in salesforce lightning follow these steps:

1: Login into your Salesforce lightning account, Go to the gear icon. Under the gear icon, there are two options present first one is Setup and another one is Service Setup. Here we are clicking on the Setup option.

After clicking on the setup option, the setup page is open. Click on the Object Manager that is present at the nav bar near the home tab.

2: After clicking on the Object Manager, the Object Manager page is open. Here we can see lots of objects are present. Here we want to select the opportunity object. For selecting the opportunity object, enter the opportunity object in the search box. The opportunity object is come at the top, click on the opportunity object.

3: After clicking on the opportunity object, the opportunity object page is open. Under this opportunity object page, there is a details section in which field and relationship option is present. Click on the fields and relationship option.

4: After clicking on the field and relationship option, the field and relationships page is open. For creating the field type click on the new button that is present at the top of the field and relationship page.

5: After clicking on the new button, the data type page is open. There are lots of data types present on the page. Here we are selecting the time data type field that is present at the bottom of the page. The time field allows users to enter a local time and then click on the next button.

6: After clicking on the next button, the opportunity new custom field page is open. Now enter the details, first fill the field label as time duration and then fill the field name which automatically fill by simply clicking on the field after that fill the description if you want to fill otherwise leave the field the same and then click on the next button.

7: After entering the details, now established the field-level security. Now select the profiles to which we want to grant edit access to this field via field-level security. The field will be hidden from all profiles if we do not add to it field-level security.

Click on the visible checkbox and then click on the next button that is present at the top and the bottom of the established field-level security page.

8: After establishing the field-level security, now add the custom field to the page layout. Select the page layout that should include this field. This field will be added as the last field in the first 2-column section of this page layout. The field will not appear on any pages if we do not select a layout. Click on the save button.

9: After clicking on the save button. The time field type is created, go to the app launcher and enter sales in the search box. Select sales, the sales page is open and then select the opportunity object that is present in the nav bar.

The opportunity object page is open, here you can see that on the right side of the page, there is a details section and under this section, we can see that the time field type is created and we can set the time duration according to the user’s suitable time.

In this way, we understand how to create the time field type in Salesforce Lightning. Let’s Proceed further and learn how to create the time field type in Salesforce Classic.

How to create the time field type in Salesforce Classic

Here we are creating the time field type in Salesforce Classic.  If you want to learn how to create the time field type in Salesforce Classic follow these steps:

Step-1:  First log in to the Salesforce account, when we log in to the account the Salesforce lightning edition is open. Moving to Salesforce Classic, click on the Profile picture. The Profile picture drop-down list is open. Under this profile picture list, there is an option to switch to Salesforce Classic. Click on it.

After clicking on the switch to Salesforce Classic option, click on the drop-down arrow of the username. The drop-down list is open, under this list Setup option is present below the My Profile option. Click on the Setup.

Step-2: After clicking on the setup option, the setup page is open. Enter the lead in the Quick Find Box. The Lead object comes at the top, click on the lead drop-down menu. The drop-down list is open, under this drop-down list there is a field option. Click on the field option.

Step-3: After clicking on the fields option, the Lead custom field page is open. Scroll to the bottom of the page there is a lead custom field and a relationship section. For creating the new field click on the new button.

Step-4: After clicking on the new button, the data type page is open. There are lots of data types present on the page. Here we are selecting the time data type field that is present at the bottom of the page. Click on the next button.

Step-5: After clicking on the next button, the lead new custom field page is open. Now enter the details, first fill the field label as Time Limit and then fill the field name which automatically fill by simply clicking on the field after that fill the description if you want to fill otherwise leave the field the same and then click on the next button.

Step-6: After entering the details, now established the field-level security. Now select the profiles to which we want to grant edit access to this field via field-level security. The field will be hidden from all profiles if we do not add to it field-level security.

Click on the visible checkbox and then click on the next button that is present at the top and the bottom of the established field-level security page.

Step-7: After establishing the field-level security, now add the custom field to the page layout. Select the page layout that should include this field. This field will be added as the last field in the first 2-column section of this page layout. The field will not appear on any pages if we do not select a layout. Click on the save button.

Step-8: After clicking on the save button. The time field type is created, Click on the lead object that is present in the nav bar.

The lead object page is open, here you can see that the time field type is created and the Time Limit is present inside this lead detail.

Conclusion:

The time field type is used to manage time and schedule posts on the website. This time field type can also be used to show the business hours. This time field type is a timestamp that does not involve the date. The time field type is used when we need a time of day it is not particular to a single day

I hope you got an idea of the time field type in Salesforce also, I have explained step by step how to create the time field type in Salesforce Lightning and in Salesforce Classic.

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