Hi there, Sending.

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:urn="urn:enterprise.soap.sforce.com"
xmlns:urnl="urn:sobject.enterprise.soap.sforce.com"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <soapenv:Header>
    <urn:SessionHeader>
      <urn:sessionId>00DM0000000BPnh!ARkAQCKu1Crg3w2KpdJUzWsvOl3JfYjlHQTRDSDjBNK3XqzUrHRJj5cEvREL0Ivz0_zpSYNromZLUxOTTP37hkLyj5zzSCwp</urn:sessionId>
    </urn:SessionHeader>
  </soapenv:Header>
  <soapenv:Body>
    <urn:update>
      <ExternalId>Ext_IO_Key__c</ExternalId>
      <urn:sObjects

xsi:type="urnl:Forward_Order_Book__c">
        <Ext_IO_Key__c>3649-P8606-7284-6-2012</Ext_IO_Key__c>
        <Last_SAP_Update__c>2012-06-22T00:00:00-05:00</Last_SAP_Update__c>
        <Actual_Quantity__c>24.030</Actual_Quantity__c>
      </urn:sObjects>
    </urn:update>
  </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

 

But getting error

soapenv:Fault>
        <faultcode>sf:INVALID_TYPE</faultcode>
        <faultstring>INVALID_TYPE: Must send a concrete entity
type.</faultstring>
        <detail>
           <sf:InvalidSObjectFault xsi:type="sf:InvalidSObjectFault">
              <sf:exceptionCode>INVALID_TYPE</sf:exceptionCode>
              <sf:exceptionMessage>Must send a concrete entity
type.</sf:exceptionMessage>

 

This only seems to happen when we specify this specific external ID for this custom object.

Hi there, Sending.

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
xmlns:urn="urn:enterprise.soap.sforce.com"
xmlns:urnl="urn:sobject.enterprise.soap.sforce.com"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <soapenv:Header>
    <urn:SessionHeader>
      <urn:sessionId>00DM0000000BPnh!ARkAQCKu1Crg3w2KpdJUzWsvOl3JfYjlHQTRDSDjBNK3XqzUrHRJj5cEvREL0Ivz0_zpSYNromZLUxOTTP37hkLyj5zzSCwp</urn:sessionId>
    </urn:SessionHeader>
  </soapenv:Header>
  <soapenv:Body>
    <urn:update>
      <ExternalId>Ext_IO_Key__c</ExternalId>
      <urn:sObjects

xsi:type="urnl:Forward_Order_Book__c">
        <Ext_IO_Key__c>3649-P8606-7284-6-2012</Ext_IO_Key__c>
        <Last_SAP_Update__c>2012-06-22T00:00:00-05:00</Last_SAP_Update__c>
        <Actual_Quantity__c>24.030</Actual_Quantity__c>
      </urn:sObjects>
    </urn:update>
  </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

 

But getting error

soapenv:Fault>
        <faultcode>sf:INVALID_TYPE</faultcode>
        <faultstring>INVALID_TYPE: Must send a concrete entity
type.</faultstring>
        <detail>
           <sf:InvalidSObjectFault xsi:type="sf:InvalidSObjectFault">
              <sf:exceptionCode>INVALID_TYPE</sf:exceptionCode>
              <sf:exceptionMessage>Must send a concrete entity
type.</sf:exceptionMessage>

 

This only seems to happen when we specify this specific external ID for this custom object.

Does Salesforce.com expose an event model we can tap into while integrating with external applications? Like for instance, upon creating or updating a case or account in salesforce.com, I would like to be able to invoke a call to a web service. Can I do this?

Older posts (dated 2005-2006) mention there is no event model in salesforce.com and suggest polling as an alternative to this. Wanted to see if there were any changes made to salesforce.com.