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LeonardLeonard 

Can I put a custom trigger on a Note?

I don't see Notes in the Customize menu and I need to add a trigger to a Note object. How can I do it?

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bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

No, via the Force.com IDE, you can create a trigger that is fired before/after update/insert etc of a Note like all the other standard objects.  Its just not available via the web site (like Attachments).

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ahab1372ahab1372

as far as I know, you cannot. There is nothing configurable about Notes and attachments (unfortunately)
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

You can do this through the Force.com IDE - Note is one of the available objects when creating a trigger.
LeonardLeonard

How can I access it in a Trigger? It sounds like you're saying I'd write the Trigger on the custom object and somehow tap inspect to see if a Note is being generated.
bob_buzzardbob_buzzard

No, via the Force.com IDE, you can create a trigger that is fired before/after update/insert etc of a Note like all the other standard objects.  Its just not available via the web site (like Attachments).

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ahab1372ahab1372

that's interesting news for me. Thanks bob_buzzard!
mmrrmmrr

I am not able to find Note even in eclipse.

While trying to create a new trigger, I am not getting 'Note' as an sObject to select.

Even if I try to add/remove components, I am not able to see Note.  Please help me in writting trigger on Note

Thanks in advance.