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Assignment Rules for custom Objects

First the customary disclaimer!  - I'm not a programmer, but know enough to get myself in trouble..."
 
I have a need to create the equivalent of "Assignment Rules" for a custom object.  I know that the out of the box Assignment rule functionality only works for Leads and Cases, but was wondering if someone can help me get the same functionality with Workflow rules and field updates.
 
Any direction you can point me in would be much appreciated.
 
Thanks!
LuvaraLuvara
If you have a field in the custom object that defines who the owner is, it's fairly simple.

Say for instance your custom object has Field X with the values of 1, 2 and 3.

Andy would be the owner of the custom object records with value 1.
Bob would be the owner of the custom object records with value 2.
Charlie would be the owner of the custom object records with value 3.

Create a workflow rule for each using Field X as the determining factor.

Example:
Workflow rule:(Custom Object: FieldXequals1)
Field update: Select "Owner" as the field to update, and select "Andy" as the user to transfer to.

Repeat the same for Bob and Charlie.

Hope this makes sense.

Chris