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Michael MarchesiMichael Marchesi 

Is it possible to have a VF page and a standard page for one object and render them based on user Profile

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if it was possible to load a standard page for one user profile (i.e. content manager) but if the user profile is different (i.e. account manager) load a custom VF page? How would I go abouts to achieve this?

Thanks
Ajay Ghuge 6Ajay Ghuge 6
Hi Michael,

Yes it can be achieved using following way : 

I am providing a solution for standard object Contact. 

IMP: Click on the new button on Contact and copy the URL 

Step 1: Create an apex class as below 

public with sharing class ContactController {
    String MyProflieName;
    public ContactController (ApexPages.StandardController stdController) {
        List<Profile> PROFILE = [SELECT Id, Name FROM Profile WHERE Id=:userinfo.getProfileId() LIMIT 1];
        MyProflieName = PROFILE[0].Name;
    }
    
    public pagereference doRedirect(){
        if(MyProflieName == 'System Administrator'){
            Pagereference pg = new pagereference('https://login.salesforce.com/00Q/e?retURL=%2F00Q%2Fo' ); // Paste URL copied in IMP 
            pg.setRedirect(true);
            return pg;
        }
        else 
            return new pagereference('/apex/DemoVisualForce'); // Custom VF page
      }
    
    }

Step 2 : Create a VF page as below : 
<apex:page standardController="Contact" extensions="ContactControlle " action="{!doRedirect}"> </apex:page>

Step 3: Override the new button of contact with the above page.

Now enjoy the redirecting !!!! :D


Mark this as solved if the information helps so that it gets removed from the unanswered queue which results in helping others who are encountering a similar issue.

Regards,
Ajay
Michael MarchesiMichael Marchesi
Hello Ajay,

I have found a simpler solution and it was to just add an "action" tag to the <apex:page>. It looks something like this:
  
<apex:page standardController="Account"
      showHeader="true"
      tabStyle="account"
      standardStylesheets="true"
      action="{!if(contains($Profile.Name,'Account Manager'), '', URLFOR($Action.Account.View,Account.Id, null, true))}" >

I was wondering now as a learning experience, what are the differences between the above solution using the "action" tag and the solution you propose.

Thank you,

Michael
Ajay Ghuge 6Ajay Ghuge 6
Michael,

Both of the implementations are correct. If you check I also have used the action tag but in a different way.

You can mark any answer as the best answer and mark it as resolved.

Regards,
Ajay