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Sachin_KSachin_K 

Accessing "Assign using active assignment rules" option of case object from trigger

Hi,

 

We have a "Assign using active assignment rules" option at the bottom whenever we create a new case. We can chose a default value for this option from the page layout. Can we also access or set it through a trigger on case object. I tried finding the field name for this field, but got none.

 

Please let me know, if someone knows about this field.

 

Thanks,

Sachin

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mike4adaymike4aday

Sachin,

 

Assignment rules for cases and leads are stored in a separate object, "AssignmentRule" -- see:

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/api/Content/sforce_api_objects_assignmentrule.htm

 

You can assign (or not) a case according to the related, active assignment rule by using the "Database.DMLOptions" object -- see:

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_methods_system_database_dmloptions.htm

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mike4adaymike4aday

Sachin,

 

Assignment rules for cases and leads are stored in a separate object, "AssignmentRule" -- see:

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/api/Content/sforce_api_objects_assignmentrule.htm

 

You can assign (or not) a case according to the related, active assignment rule by using the "Database.DMLOptions" object -- see:

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_methods_system_database_dmloptions.htm

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Sachin_KSachin_K

Thanks a lot. That was helpful

Balaji BondarBalaji Bondar
trigger TCKCaseAssignment on Case (after insert) {
    //Variable decleration
    List<Case> caseList = new List<Case>();
    User integrationUserObj = new User();
   
    if(Trigger.isAfter && Trigger.isInsert){
        //Fetching the integration user details
        integrationUserObj = [SELECT Id, Name FROM User where Name = 'Balaji Bondar' LIMIT 1];
           
        for (Case caseObj : Trigger.new) {
            if (caseObj.OwnerId  == integrationUserObj.Id) {
                caseList.add(new Case(id = caseObj.id));
            }
        }
   
        Database.DMLOptions dmo = new Database.DMLOptions();
        dmo.assignmentRuleHeader.useDefaultRule = true;
        Database.update(caseList, dmo);
    }
}