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revathyrevathy 

need to avoid duplicate records before insert if found duplicates need update to exiting records?

if found duplicates records based on customer number field unique,so update to exiting record and new record need to delete?please help me on this

trigger GE_LGT_EM_AvoidDuplicateAccount on Account (before insert,before update) {

    Map<String, Account> AccountMap = new Map<String, Account>();
    set<string> deleteAccountMap = new set<string>();
    Map<id,account>updateacc=new Map<id,Account>();
    List<recordtype> rt=[select id,name from recordtype where sobjecttype='Account' and name='EMEA Account'];
        for (Account acc :System.Trigger.new)
        {
        if ((acc.GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c != null) && acc.RecordTypeid==rt[0].id && (System.Trigger.isInsert ))
        AccountMap.put(acc.GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c, acc);
         deleteAccountMap.add(acc.id);
        }
      
    list<account> acclist=[SELECT id,
    Name,
    GE_LGT_EM_Partner_Function__c,
    BillingStreet,
    BillingCity,
    BillingState,
    BillingPostalCode,
    GE_LGT_EM_CustomerActiveFlag__c,
    GE_LGT_EM_Tax_Number_1__c,
    GE_LGT_EM_Tax_Number_2__c,
    CurrencyIsoCode,
    GE_LGT_EM_Plant__c,
    GE_LGT_EM_PF_Type__c,
    GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c FROM Account WHERE RecordTypeid=:rt[0].id and GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c IN:AccountMap.KeySet()];
        system.debug('-------->acclist'+acclist);
        for(Account c :Trigger.new)
        {
            for(Account acct:acclist)
           {
           system.debug('----------->inside for loop');
               if(c.GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c==acct.GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c && AccountMap.containsKey(c.GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c) && c.RecordTypeid==rt[0].id)
                {
                    acct.Name=c.Name;
                    acct.GE_LGT_EM_Partner_Function__c=c.GE_LGT_EM_Partner_Function__c;
                    acct.BillingStreet=c.BillingStreet;
                    acct.BillingCity=c.BillingCity;
                    acct.BillingState=c.BillingState;
                    acct.BillingPostalCode=c.BillingPostalCode;
                    acct.GE_LGT_EM_CustomerActiveFlag__c=c.GE_LGT_EM_CustomerActiveFlag__c;
                    acct.GE_LGT_EM_Tax_Number_1__c=c.GE_LGT_EM_Tax_Number_1__c;
                    acct.GE_LGT_EM_Tax_Number_2__c=c.GE_LGT_EM_Tax_Number_2__c;
                    acct.CurrencyIsoCode=c.CurrencyIsoCode;
                    acct.GE_LGT_EM_Plant__c=c.GE_LGT_EM_Plant__c;
                    acct.GE_LGT_EM_PF_Type__c=c.GE_LGT_EM_PF_Type__c;
                    updateacc.put(acct.id,acct);
                }
                        
            }      
        }
   
   if(updateacc.size()>0){
     system.debug('----------->update final');
   update updateacc.values();
   }
  
  /**************delete duplicate account**************/
   set<string> uniqueIds = new set<string>();

    for (Account s : Trigger.new)
        uniqueIds.add(s.GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c);

    list<Account> existingAccounts = [select id,GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c from Account where GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c in :uniqueIds and RecordTypeid=:rt[0].id];

    list<Account> dupestodelete = new list<Account>();
    for (Account s : Trigger.new)
    {
        for (Account existing : existingAccounts)
        {
            if (s.GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c == existing.GE_LGT_EM_SAP_Customer_Number__c )
            {
                dupestodelete.add(s);
                continue;
            }
        }
    }

    delete dupestodelete;

}
Vinit_KumarVinit_Kumar
Rather than using update DML,ypu should be using Upsert() for this.

Go through the below link to learn more :-

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

http://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/9917/trigger-upsert-questions

https://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/langCon_apex_dml_examples_upsert.htm 
revathyrevathy
if found duplicates In my case sucessfully updated to exiting record,but new record inserting,here no need insert new record,new record need to delete
 could you  please help me on this?
Vinit_KumarVinit_Kumar
Like I told you,rather than insert and Delete,you should use Upsert() which will update if there is any existing record,else will insert a new one.
MRDJMRDJ
Hi Revathy,
Can you share the solution here, i do have the similar requirement. Thanks.