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TheresaAnderson Can anyone share sample code to create a task based on a custom field on an Account record? I believe I'm making my code way too difficult.
trigger CreateAlertTaskonAcct on Account (before update) { List<Task> ltask = new List<Task>(); for(Account a: Trigger.new){ if(a.Alert_Status__c=='High' && a.Alert_description__c != Trigger.oldMAp.get(a.Id).Alert_description__c){ Task t = new Task(); t.WhatID=a.Id; t.Subject='Red Alert'; t.Status='Completed'; t.Priority='Red'; t.Description=a.Alert_Description__c; t.Project_Comments__c=a.Alert_Description__c; t.Project_Status_Date__c=a.Alert_Timestamp__c; t.OwnerId=a.OwnerId; t.ActivityDate=system.today(); t.RecordTypeId='xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; ltask.add(t); } else if(){ //Similar to above } } Insert ltask }I am not 100% sure why it is creating 4 tasks. May be you can put a system.debug just before ltask.add() stmt and check what all tasks are getting added to the list. That way you can check what all is causing the trigger to create 4 tasks. The code snippet above shows the use of oldmap which returns the old object. It prevents the use of two for loops.
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trigger AccountTrigger on Account (After Insert) { List<Task> ltask = new List<Task>(); for(Account a: Trigger.new){ if(a.field=='desired value'){ Task t = new Task(); t.WhatID=a.Id; //Add rest of the mandatory fields with specific values like above ltask.add(t); } } Insert ltask; }a.field is the field which would drive the creation of the task. Hope it helps
Thank you for the example - it's exactly what I needed.
Since ISCHANGED is not allowed in a trigger, what are my options?
You will need to check the old and the new value of the field using Trigger.old and Trigger.new
I have one more question - the code is working, but the code is creating 4 tasks.
trigger CreateAlertTaskonAcct on Account (before update) {
List<Task> ltask = new List<Task>();
for(Account o: Trigger.old){
for(Account a: Trigger.new){
if(a.Alert_Status__c=='High' && o.Alert_description__c!=a.Alert_description__c){
Task t = new Task();
t.WhatID=a.Id;
t.Subject='Red Alert';
t.Status='Completed';
t.Priority='Red';
t.Description=a.Alert_Description__c;
t.Project_Comments__c=a.Alert_Description__c;
t.Project_Status_Date__c=a.Alert_Timestamp__c;
t.OwnerId=a.OwnerId;
t.ActivityDate=system.today();
t.RecordTypeId='xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx';
ltask.add(t);
}
Else if(a.Alert_Status__c=='Medium' && o.Alert_description__c!=a.Alert_description__c){
Task t = new Task();
t.WhatID=a.Id;
t.Subject='Yellow Alert';
t.Status='Completed';
t.Priority='Yellow';
t.Description=a.Alert_Description__c;
t.Project_Comments__c=a.Alert_Description__c;
t.Project_Status_Date__c=a.Alert_Timestamp__c;
t.OwnerId=a.OwnerId;
t.ActivityDate=system.today();
t.RecordTypeId='xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx';
ltask.add(t);
}
}
}
Insert ltask;
}
trigger CreateAlertTaskonAcct on Account (before update) { List<Task> ltask = new List<Task>(); for(Account a: Trigger.new){ if(a.Alert_Status__c=='High' && a.Alert_description__c != Trigger.oldMAp.get(a.Id).Alert_description__c){ Task t = new Task(); t.WhatID=a.Id; t.Subject='Red Alert'; t.Status='Completed'; t.Priority='Red'; t.Description=a.Alert_Description__c; t.Project_Comments__c=a.Alert_Description__c; t.Project_Status_Date__c=a.Alert_Timestamp__c; t.OwnerId=a.OwnerId; t.ActivityDate=system.today(); t.RecordTypeId='xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; ltask.add(t); } else if(){ //Similar to above } } Insert ltask }I am not 100% sure why it is creating 4 tasks. May be you can put a system.debug just before ltask.add() stmt and check what all tasks are getting added to the list. That way you can check what all is causing the trigger to create 4 tasks. The code snippet above shows the use of oldmap which returns the old object. It prevents the use of two for loops.