Field-by-field reference for the RDLA Fund Source object (Fund_Source__c). The type of fund used to pay for the database. These are standalone records that can be reused across databases (or other objects in the future).
Part of the RDLA field definitions. For the step-by-step user guides, see Research Database Lifecycle - RDLA.
- Relationships: No lookups - this is an independent object that represents outbound funds (funds we pay for a reason tracked within Salesforce).
Fields
| Field / API Name | Type | Entry | Description | Picklist Values |
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Additional Information
Additional_Information__c | Long Text Area(32768) | User | Additional information regarding the fund source.
Optional information about the fund source. | |
Cornell Department
Cornell_Department__c | Text(255) | User | The department at Cornell that owns the fund source.
The department that owns the fund source | |
Faculty Funder
Faculty_Funder__c | Lookup(Contact) | User | | |
Fund Source Name
Name | Text(80) | User | Text name of the fund source to identify | |
Fund Status
Fund_Status__c | Picklist | User | The status of the Fund Source, to indicate and filter if it is available for use or is not longer available for use but was used in the past.
The current status of the fund source, to indicate if it can be used to fund an invoice/database. | Active
Inactive
Expired
Other |
Fund Subtype
Fund_Subtype__c | Picklist | User | | Account
Donated
Purchase Card
Seed Account
Other
RPF account
Dean’s discretionary account
Area discretionary account
Donor gift account
General operating account (could be College, School, or Department/Area level)
Teaching database account
Faculty |
Fund Type
Fund_Type__c | Picklist | User | The type of fund this fund source is. This drives the database fund calculator, so this field is required.
The type of the fund source for reporting | College Fund
Dean Discretionary Fund
Area Fund
Faculty RPF Account
Library
Center and Institute
Donated
Other |
Fund Type Number
Fund_Type_Number__c | Text(255) | User | The PO/Account Number for the fund source.
Account number for the fund source. | |
Fund Type Other
Fund_Type_Other__c | Text Area(255) | User | Other description of the fund type.
Define other for fund type. | |
Reading the field table
- Entry – User: typed or picked by a person. Automatic: set by Salesforce (a formula, a flow, or the system) and not editable. Automatic, editable: set automatically but can be changed by hand. Not editable: cannot be changed once the record exists.
- Notes in italics describe how the field is used in the RDLA process.
- Picklist values are the ones available on the RDLA record type.
- The standard Salesforce fields Record ID (Id), Created By, Created Date, Last Modified By, Last Modified Date and Owner are on every object and are not listed.