Activity › Forums › Salesforce® Discussions › Can I create a polymorphic key from a custom object? Tagged: External ID, Polymorphic Key, Salesforce Custom Field, Salesforce Custom Object, Salesforce Visualforce Salesforce® Discussions Can I create a polymorphic key from a custom object? Posted by Himanshu on April 30, 2016 at 6:23 PM Can I create a polymorphic key from a custom object? Surbhi replied 9 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply External IDPolymorphic KeySalesforce Custom FieldSalesforce Custom ObjectSalesforce Visualforce 1 Reply Surbhi Member May 26, 2016 at 2:18 PM Hi Himanshu, I found an idea for the above requirement. Please find the link of idea: https://success.salesforce.com/ideaview?id=08730000000BqzBAAS To mimic the functionality by say using a custom text field, would be a rigorous customization: Custom text field, mark as “ExternalId” for indexing purpose. Thanks Log In to reply. Public All Members My Connections Only Me PublicAll MembersMy ConnectionsOnly Me Public All Members My Connections Only Me