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# AWS::Kendra::DataSource SalesforceCustomKnowledgeArticleTypeConfiguration
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Provides the configuration information for indexing Salesforce custom articles.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[DocumentDataFieldName](#cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-documentdatafieldname)" : String,
  "[DocumentTitleFieldName](#cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-documenttitlefieldname)" : String,
  "[FieldMappings](#cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-fieldmappings)" : [ DataSourceToIndexFieldMapping, ... ],
  "[Name](#cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-name)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [DocumentDataFieldName](#cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-documentdatafieldname): String
  [DocumentTitleFieldName](#cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-documenttitlefieldname): String
  [FieldMappings](#cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-fieldmappings): 
    - DataSourceToIndexFieldMapping
  [Name](#cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-name): String
```

## Properties
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`DocumentDataFieldName`  <a name="cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-documentdatafieldname"></a>
The name of the field in the custom knowledge article that contains the document data to index.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `100`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`DocumentTitleFieldName`  <a name="cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-documenttitlefieldname"></a>
The name of the field in the custom knowledge article that contains the document title.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `100`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`FieldMappings`  <a name="cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-fieldmappings"></a>
Maps attributes or field names of the custom knowledge article to Amazon Kendra index field names. To create custom fields, use the `UpdateIndex` API before you map to Salesforce fields. For more information, see [Mapping data source fields](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/field-mapping.html). The Salesforce data source field names must exist in your Salesforce custom metadata.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of [DataSourceToIndexFieldMapping](aws-properties-kendra-datasource-datasourcetoindexfieldmapping.md)  
*Maximum*: `100`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Name`  <a name="cfn-kendra-datasource-salesforcecustomknowledgearticletypeconfiguration-name"></a>
The name of the configuration.  
*Required*: Yes  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `100`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)