Create Marketo Custom Objects create-marketo-custom-objects
Use custom objects in Marketo to track metrics specific to your business. This could be anything from cars, to courses–whatever you would like to model in Marketo to run your campaigns.
Create a Custom Object for a One-to-Many Structure create-a-custom-object-for-a-one-to-many-structure
This example shows a Car custom object, for use in a one-to-many structure. Later, you’ll create a course custom object and an intermediary object to use in a many-to-many structure.
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Go to the Admin area.
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Click Marketo Custom Objects.
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Click New Custom Object.
note note NOTE The Marketo Custom Objects tab displays all custom objects on the right, and details for any approved ones, including number of records and fields at the most recent update. -
Enter a Display Name. The API Name and Plural Name populate automatically. Enter a Description (optional).
note note NOTE You can edit these fields when you’re creating them, but after they’re saved, you can only edit the Plural Name field and the Show in Lead Detail slider. -
Pull the Show in Lead Detail slider over to display Show if you want to view custom object data on the Database page. Click Save.
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The custom object information displays the content you entered. Notice that it’s in a Draft state.
The next step is to add fields to build out your custom object.
note note NOTE You can only populate Marketo Custom Objects via a list import, or the API.
Create a Custom Object for a Many-to-Many Structure create-a-custom-object-for-a-many-to-many-structure
This example shows a course custom object, which you’ll use for creating a many-to-many relationship between people/companies and courses. When you’re done, you’ll create an intermediary object to connect it to people or companies in your database.
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Go to the Admin area.
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Click Marketo Custom Objects.
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Click New Custom Object.
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Enter a Display Name. The API Name and Plural Name populate automatically. Enter a Description (optional).
note note NOTE You can edit these fields when you’re creating them, but after they’re saved, you can only edit the Plural Name field and the Show in Lead Detail slider. -
Pull the Show in Lead Detail slider over to display Show if you want to view custom object data on the Database page. Click Save.
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The custom object information displays the content you entered. Notice that it’s in a Draft state.
note note NOTE You can only populate Marketo Custom Objects via a list import, or the API.
The next step is for you create your intermediary object (see below). But before that, you need to create a field to link to with it.
Create an Intermediary Object create-an-intermediary-object
Use an intermediary object to connect a custom object to people or companies. In this example, it’s used to connect courses in your course custom object to people or companies in your database.
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Go to the Admin area.
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Click Marketo Custom Objects.
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Click New Custom Object.
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Enter a Display Name. The API Name and Plural Name populate automatically. Enter a Description (optional).
note note NOTE You can edit these fields when you’re creating them, but after they’re saved, you can only edit the Plural Name field and the Show in Lead Detail slider. -
Pull the Show in Lead Detail slider over to display Show if you want to view custom object data on the Database page. Click Save.
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The custom object information displays the content you entered. Notice that it’s in a Draft state.
The next step is for you to add link fields to connect your intermediary object to a person/company and a custom object.