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Syllinger How do I create table-driven picklists and where do I store the raw data?
Sorry in advance for the newbie question but, I am mystified as to how I should approach the following. I am coming from humble beginnings as an Excel/Access developer, and my approach would simply be to create a custom field that is table-driven. I might be over-thinking it, but I cannot figure out how to translate this into the SF environment.
Assume that I have created a custom form and a single database table with employee names and their corresponding ID numbers. On the custom form, I would like to create a drop-down which references the employee names in this table. Thus, any updates I make to the table are automatically captured in the form. Then, when the employee's name is selected, I would like to populate an adjacent locked field with the corresponding employee ID.
First, I assume that I create a custom object and associated page layout for my form. But, where do I store the raw data table, and where am I required to program the logic that populates the drop-down-dependent field?
Sorry guys, I'm hoping that once I get over this hurdle things will start to fall into place.
Welcome to the world of force.com. Things will definitely fall into place and I assure you that you'll love the platform.
Let me try to take a jab at your requirement, from what I read I think what you may require is the following
In force.com Object = Table , Fields = Columns.
1) Object (custom / contact) to store the employee details ; assuming its not there already
2) and on the object you want to "lookup" the employee details, go ahead and create a lookup field to the employee object
3) for the locked field part of it, I'm assuming you require a formula field (read more : http://goo.gl/45Dt6 )
I may have not fully answered your question, but do let me know if we can solve it in more detail.