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    Activity › Forums › Salesforce® Discussions › What is the Difference between WebLink and overrideAction in Salesforce?

    Tagged: ActionOverride, Custom Button, Custom Object, Difference, Metadata, OverrideAction, Standard Object, Weblink

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      What is the Difference between WebLink and overrideAction in Salesforce?

      Posted by Anurag algoworks on August 21, 2018 at 11:54 AM

      What is the difference between WebLink and overrideAction in Salesforce?

      shradha jain replied 7 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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    • shradha jain

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      August 21, 2018 at 12:52 PM

      Hello Anurag,

      WebLink:
      Represents a custom button or link defined in a custom object.
      This type extends the Metadata metadata type and inherits its fullName field.

      ActionOverride:
      Represents an action override on a standard or custom object. Use it to create, update, edit, or delete action overrides. You can access ActionOverride only by accessing its encompassing CustomObject. Action overrides are defined as part of a standard or custom object.

      Thanks.

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