Database.com Metadata API Developer's Guide - Salesforce.com

GlossaryOwnerPPicklistendpoint. Outbound messaging is configured in the Database.com setup menu. Then you must configure the externalendpoint. You can create a listener for the messages using the SOAP API.Individual user to which a record is assigned.Selection list of options available for specific fields in a Database.com object, for example, the Industry field foraccounts. Users can choose a single value from a list of options rather than make an entry directly in the field. See alsoMaster Picklist.Picklist (Multi-Select)Selection list of options available for specific fields in a Database.com object. Multi-select picklists allow users to chooseone or more values. Users can choose a value by double clicking on it, or choose additional values from a scrolling listby holding down the CTRL key while clicking a value and using the arrow icon to move them to the selected box.Picklist ValuesSelections displayed in drop-down lists for particular fields. Some values come predefined, and other values can bechanged or defined by an administrator.Primary KeyA relational database concept. Each table in a relational database has a field in which the data value uniquely identifiesthe record. This field is called the primary key. The relationship is made between two tables by matching the values ofthe foreign key in one table with the values of the primary key in another.Production OrganizationQQueueA Database.com organization that has live users accessing data.A holding area for items before they are processed. Database.com uses queues in a number of different features andtechnologies.Query String ParameterRRecordA name-value pair that's included in a URL, typically after a '?' character.A single instance of a Database.com object.Record NameA standard field on all Database.com objects. A record name can be either free-form text or an autonumber field. RecordName does not have to be a unique value.Record-Level SecurityA method of controlling data in which you can allow a particular user to view and edit an object, but then restrict therecords that the user is allowed to see.Recycle BinA page that lets you view and restore deleted information. Access the Recycle Bin by using the link in the sidebar.184