Layout Settings Field Reference

The Layout Settings object is a custom object for storing all the basic display settings for the selected object’s record screen.

The record screen display can be configured for an object, object with the desired record type, user profile, and their combinations. For example, you can configure the display of the Activity object with the Visit record type for a sales rep’s profile.

API name in Salesforce: ctlayout__LayoutSettings__c

Field API Name Type Description

External Id

ctlayouts__ExternalId__c

Text(255) (External Id) (Unique Case Insensetive)

Automatically completion case of mass record migration, for example, via Data Loader or integration with ERP system.

Layout JSON

ctlayouts__Layout__c

Long Text Area(131072)

A formed JSON file that stores settings specified in the CT Layouts Editor for the ctlayouts__Object__c.

Layout Settings Label

ctlayouts__Label__c

Text(255)

The label is to display in the CT Mobile app. Available values:

  • Any text

  • $Label.LabelName – custom label

  • !Value.Object.FieldName – value from the specified field.

    Currently, not in use.
A label may be empty. Custom label and object value may be translated if defined.

Layout Settings Name

Name

Text(80)

Name for the corresponding record.

Object API Name

ctlayouts__Object__c

Text(255)

Specify the API name of the object to customize its screens.

Record Type

ctlayouts__RecordType__c

Text(255)

The record type of ctlayouts__Object__c for which the settings will be applied. Available values:

  • --Master-- is used when there is no custom record types or custom record types are not available for the desired user profile

  • any custom record type name

Unique Id

ctlayouts__UniqueId__c

Text(255) External Id) (Unique Case Insensetive)

Automatically completion by concatenation of values from ctlayouts__Object__c, ctlayouts__RecordType__c, and ctlayouts__Profile__c.

The value must be unique within the ctlayouts__LayoutSettings__c records.

User Profile

ctlayouts__Profile__c

Text(255)

The profile name of the user profile.

If you update a profile name, the setting will be disabled. Please do not use standard profiles to avoid setting disabling due to the translation of the profile name into the user’s language.
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