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MSVRadMSVRad 

Testing a Trigger that populates a lookup field

I have written a simple trigger that populates a custom lookup field on the Contact object with the Data from a Standard lookup field on the Account object.

 

I am having some issue testing this trigger as everytime I try to create a dummy contact to test on I get an error.

 

Here is the trigger:

 

trigger PopulatePracticeContact on Contact (before update, before insert) {
            
    //Set of Account Ids
    Set<Id> AccountIds = new Set<Id>();
            
    for (Contact contactNew : Trigger.new) {
        AccountIds.add(contactNew.AccountId); //A set of  Accounts   
    }
    Map<Id, Account> pAccounts = new Map<Id, Account>([SELECT a.id, a.parentid, a.Name FROM Account a WHERE a.id IN :AccountIds]);
                                                         
    for(Contact fcon : Trigger.New){
        fcon.Related_Practice_Account__c = pAccounts.get(fcon.AccountId).ParentId;
    }
}
 
 
Here is what I have started for the Test Class... I am not really sure how to test this anyway, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
public with sharing class PopulatePracticeContactTest {
  static testMethod void PopulatePracticeContactTest(){
 
Account pAcc1 = new Account(Name = 'TestAccount1', BillingState = 'MN', Practice_ID__c = '1234', Operational_status__c = 'Prospect', recordTypeId = '012700000009R7B');
insert pAcc1;
Account fAcc1 = new Account(Name = 'TestAccount2', BillingState = 'OH', Facility_ID__c = '4321', Operational_status__c ='Pending', recordTypeId = '012700000009R7G', ParentId = pAcc1.id);
insert fAcc1;
 
Contact pCon1 = new Contact(LastName = 'TestContact1', AccountId = pAcc1);
insert pCon1;
Contact fCon1 = new Contact(LastName = 'TestContact2', AccountId = fAcc1);  insert fCon1; 
 
} 
}
 
The error that I get is this:
 
Save error: Invalid initial expression type for field Contact.AccountId, expecting: Id PopulatePracticeContactTest.cls 
 
Update: I didn't review this before I posted it - I did make a copy/paste error I just pasted the trigger twice.  The test class that I actually started writing is now added.
Message Edited by MSVRad on  09-08-2009 06:44 AM


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MSVRadMSVRad
I tried account.id and accountid and neither worked they both gave me an error.  I tried 
 
accountid = pAcc1.id and it worked! No Errors.
Message Edited by MSVRad on  09-08-2009 10:58 AM


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AmphroAmphro
You accedently pasted your trigger twice :)
I would guess from the error that your not putting an Id into AccountId. I would think it would work if you are assigning an account into AccountId, but you might try account.Id
Let me know or paste your test :) 


MSVRadMSVRad
I tried account.id and accountid and neither worked they both gave me an error.  I tried 
 
accountid = pAcc1.id and it worked! No Errors.
Message Edited by MSVRad on  09-08-2009 10:58 AM
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roysmith601.3493067652527424E1roysmith601.3493067652527424E1
Hi,
I have question about trigger.I create a custom object ="Product" on opportunity object .I create three (3) fields on custom object = Product and the filed description is below:
Field # 1:Application Received By(which is lookup(user)field)
field #2 : Closing Stage (pick list field; option is recieved)
field # 3: Closing Stage Owner ((which is lookup(user)field)

I have the requirment that :
If Application Received By not null
then
condition # 1 : set Closing Stage = recieved
and 
condition # 2 : set Closing Stage Owner = Application Received By

Example: If  Application Received By = steve then according to workflow it should update the Closing Stage = recieved and Closing Stage Owner =steve

I create workflow for this and i am able to satisfy the condition # 1  but I am not to create work field update for condition # 2. 
I am new to salesforce and could anyone of you help me for writing this trigger.

thanks