Algorithm to Convert 15-Digit ID to 18-Digit ID

Salesforce.com Record ID's exist in 2 forms

• The 15-Digit case-sensitive form
• The 18-Digit case-insensitive form

How to get Record ID's?

• URL (after logging in Salesforce and clicking a particular record)
• Salesforce Reports
• API
• SOQL (Salesforce.com Object Query Language)

Reports and Object ID's

• Salesforce Report returns 15-Digit ID's
• The Report framework does not expose ID's for all objects

API and Object ID's

• The API always returns 18-Digit ID's
• For updates, the API will accept either the 15-Digit or 18-Digit format

Algorithm to Convert 15-Digit ID to 18-Digit ID

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