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title: "Creating Object Mappings for the Outbound Data Sync with Unit4"
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> Macro (excerpt)
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> The Outbound Data Sync pushes the triggered record to the external system according to the Object Mapping configuration. In the following chapters a few example configurations will be created in a step-by-step process.
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> ### Exporting Accounts
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> In this example FieldBuddy Connect will be exporting Accounts from Salesforce to the Unit4. Make sure to have a Unit4 trigger on Account.
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> #### Steps - Creating the Object Mapping
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> 1. Go to the Page 'Object mapping' and select your object mapping.
> 2. Click the button 'New Object Mapping' and fill in the following data:  
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>   <span style="color: #707070">**Steps - Creating the Field Mapping**</span>
>   1. Go to the Page 'Object Mapping' and select your Object Mapping.
>   2. Click the Object Mapping named 'Account-Customer Outbound'
>   3. Click the 'New Field Mapping' button.
>   4. Input the following data and created for each row in this table a field. Use the 'Save & New' option to quickly created multiple fields:
>     **Shortname is a required field of Customer in Unit4. This is a special field that can't have more than 8 characters. There is no Standard Salesforce field that matches so you need to make custom field for this.
> 3. **Validate your Salesforce Fields**
>   1. Press the "Validate Salesforce fields" button to see if your salesforce fields exist and you didn't make any mistake.