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BlairBBlairB 

Help passing parent ID to custom object record on VF page?

Hello,

I have created a Visualforce page where users can add multiple child records at once. I want to add a list button to the related list on the parent object. Both are custom objects.The parent object in this scenario Sessions__c and the child object is Class_Enrollments__c. 

Despite trying to use a Standard Controller + Extension, the VF page is not appearing in the Content when trying to add a custom list button. So, instead, I am passing it through the URL (/apex/Add_Class_Enrollments?class_enrollmentsId={!Class_Enrollments__c.Id}).

The below code is not working to pass the Session ID to the Class Enrollment records. The button opens the VF page and the VF page looks correct. However, when I try to save, it gives this error: System.DmlException: Insert failed. First exception on row 0; first error: REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING, Required fields are missing: [Session]: [Session]
Error is in expression '{!insertClass_Enrollments}' in component <apex:commandButton> in page add_class_enrollments: Class.AddingEnrollmentsController.insertClass_Enrollments: line 14, column 1

Here is my VF code:

<apex:page standardController="Class_Enrollments__c" recordSetVar="enrollments" extensions="AddingEnrollmentsController">
    <apex:form >
        <apex:variable var="rowNum" value="{!0}"  />
        <apex:pageBlock >
            <apex:variable var="rowNum" value="{!0}"  />  
            <apex:pageBlockTable value="{!Class_EnrollmentsList}" var="CE">
                <apex:facet name="footer">
                    <apex:commandLink value="Add" action="{!insertRow}"/>
                </apex:facet>
                <apex:column headerValue="Youth Name">
                    <apex:inputField value="{!CE.Youth_Name__c}"/>
                </apex:column>
                <apex:column headerValue="Works Wonders Record">
                    <apex:inputField value="{!CE.Works_Wonders_Youth_Name__c}"/>
                </apex:column>
                <apex:column headerValue="Attendance">
                    <apex:inputField value="{!CE.Attendance__c}"/>
                </apex:column>
                 <apex:column headerValue="Participation Note">
                    <apex:inputField value="{!CE.Participation_Note__c}"/>
                </apex:column>         
                <apex:column headerValue="Delete" >
                    <apex:commandLink style="font-size:15px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;color:red;" value="X" action="{!delRow}">
                        <apex:param value="{!rowNum}" name="index" />
                    </apex:commandLink>
                    <apex:variable var="rowNum" value="{!rowNum+1}"/>
                </apex:column>          
            </apex:pageBlockTable>
            <apex:pageBlockButtons >
                <apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!insertClass_Enrollments}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockButtons>
        </apex:pageBlock>
    </apex:form>
</apex:page>

Controller extension:

public class AddingEnrollmentsController {
    Id SessionId;
    public List<Class_Enrollments__c> class_enrollmentsList {get;set;}
    public Integer rowNum{get;set;}
    
    public AddingEnrollmentsController(ApexPages.StandardSetController controller){
       Id enrollmentsId = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('enrollmentsId');
       SessionId=ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('SessionId');
       class_enrollmentsList = new List<Class_Enrollments__c>();  
       class_enrollmentsList.add(new Class_Enrollments__c());      
    }
    
    public pagereference insertClass_Enrollments(){
    insert class_enrollmentsList;
    Pagereference page=new pagereference('/'+SessionId);
    Return page;
}
    
    public void insertRow(){
        class_enrollmentsList.add(new Class_Enrollments__c()); 
    }

    public void delRow(){
        rowNum = Integer.valueOf(apexpages.currentpage().getparameters().get('index'));
        class_enrollmentsList.remove(rowNum);   
    }
}

1) Can anyone offer me tips on how to modify that code to successfully pass the parent record ID to the child records? 

2) If you add a second row and decide to remove it, the "X" to delete the row is not working.

Thank you!

Blair
Devi ChandrikaDevi Chandrika (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi BlairB
1) I think here you are missing sessionId.I have tried similarly for account and contact.I am able to create contact with current account id.Here is the code.
  
Extension

public class CurrentRecordIdDemoController{
public String currentRecordId {get;set;}
    public contact con{get;set;}
 
    public CurrentRecordIdDemoController(ApexPages.StandardController controller) {
        con = new contact();
        currentRecordId  = ApexPages.CurrentPage().getparameters().get('id');
    }
    public pagereference save(){
        con.AccountId = currentRecordId;//assign current account id to contact
        insert con;
        pagereference page = new pagereference('/'+currentRecordId );
        return page;
    } 
}


vf page
<apex:page standardController="Account" extensions="CurrentRecordIdDemoController">
  <apex:form >
    <apex:pageBlock >
        <apex:pageBlockSection collapsible="false">
            <apex:inputField value="{!con.lastname}"/>
        </apex:pageBlockSection>
       
        <apex:pageBlockButtons >
                <apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!save}"/>
            </apex:pageBlockButtons>
         
    </apex:pageBlock>
  </apex:form>
</apex:page>
2) Please refer below link to delete row from the list.
http://sfdcsrini.blogspot.com/2014/12/adding-and-deleting-rows-dynamically-in.html

Hope this helps you
If this helps kindly mark it as solved so that it may help others in future.

Thanks and Regards
 
BlairBBlairB
Hi,

Thank you, but I cannot get this to work for me, in my code. My understanding was these two pieces of code should pass the parent ID to the child record:

       SessionId=ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('class_enrollments.SessionId');

And then:

    Pagereference page=new pagereference('/'+SessionId);

However, I continue to get this error:

System.DmlException: Insert failed. First exception on row 0; first error: REQUIRED_FIELD_MISSING, Required fields are missing: [Session]: [Session]
Error is in expression '{!insertClass_Enrollments}' in component <apex:commandButton> in page add_class_enrollments: Class.AddingEnrollmentsController.insertClass_Enrollments: line 14, column 1
Class.AddingEnrollmentsController.insertClass_Enrollments: line 14, column 1

So, something is wrong with this section of code:

    public AddingEnrollmentsController(ApexPages.StandardSetController controller){
       SessionId=ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('class_enrollmentsList.SessionId');
       class_enrollmentsList = new List<Class_Enrollments__c>();  
       class_enrollmentsList.add(new Class_Enrollments__c());
    }
    
    public pagereference insertClass_Enrollments(){
    insert  class_enrollmentsList ;
    Pagereference page=new pagereference('/'+SessionId);
    Return page;
}
    

Any thoughts? Additionally, I have been trying all morning to assign all newly created child records the appropriate record type ID. I want them all to have the same record type, so I just need to assign that on record creation. I have tried to add various types of code, including "Id recordTypeId = Schema.SObjectType.OBJECT_NAME.getRecordTypeInfosByDeveloperName() .get('RECORD_TYPE_DEVELOPER_NAME').getRecordTypeId();" and simply, "

class_enrollmentsList.RecordTypeId = recordTypeId (with the actual record type ID);

but that is throwing me an error too.

I updated my VF page so that i am using the standard controller for the parent object, instead. I think one error was using the Child object. My list button directs to this URL: 
/apex/Add_Class_Enrollments?SessionId={!Class_Enrollments__c.SessionId__c}

I feel like I'm soooo close. Any help?