Large Objects Overview

Value Proposition

Big Object is a lightweight object model provided by ShareCRM metadata. Compared with Standard Objects, Big Object uses distributed data storage, offers a reduced set of functions, and exposes only basic object- and data-level permissions.

Use Cases

1. Business data archiving
2. System log storage
3. Storing non-transactional or append-only datasets that do not require reporting or analytics
4. 360° Account view — storing unstructured or extended data related to the customer data model
5. Audit and tracking — maintaining long-term usage history for analysis or compliance
6. Historical archiving — retaining historical data for analysis or compliance while optimizing core CRM or platform performance

Features

You can archive data from other objects or import massive datasets from external systems into a Big Object.

Differences Between Big Object and Standard Object

Compared with Standard Objects

1. Supported basic field types only: Single-line Text / Multi-line Text, Single-select / Multi-select, Date / Time / DateTime, Number, Currency (RMB converted to USD where applicable), Percent, Mobile, Email, URL, Images, Attachments, Boolean, Lookup Relationship
2. Unsupported optional features: Global Search, Follow-Up Activity, Related Teams, Edit History
3. Primary key types: Auto-increment ID field type is not supported
4. Masking configuration is not supported for Big Object fields
5. Field-level display settings are not supported
6. Object filters do not support LIKE operators (contains, starts with, ends with, etc.)
7. Big Objects can Lookup to Standard Objects, but Big Objects cannot be used in roll-up or aggregate statistics
8. Standard Objects can Lookup to Big Objects, but they cannot reference Big Objects (no cross-object referencing for certain features)
9. Not supported: Approval Processes, Workflows, Business Processes