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NyshaaNyshaa 

On creation of a particular record I want 3 records to be created automatically.

I have two Objects.
when a record is created in Object1 and hold the status field picklist value as Started then, I want to create 3 records in Object2 . How can I achieve this?
AnudeepAnudeep (Salesforce Developers) 
Hi Nyshaa, 

I am unsure if you can achieve this through process builder, but if you are going with trigger, you can try something like this (This is just a sample please make changes to the code as required)
  
trigger CreateAccountContact on Account (after insert, after update){

if(Trigger.isInsert){

    List<Contact> ct = new List <Contact>();

    for(Account acc : trigger.new){
       if(acc.Status=='Started') {

        for(Integer i=0; i<3; i++) {

        Contact c = new Contact(LastName = 'Test'+''+i,
                    AccountId=acc.id,
                    Fax=acc.Fax,
                    MailingStreet=acc.BillingStreet,
                    MailingCity=acc.BillingCity,
                    /* similarly add all fields which you want */
                    MailingState=acc.BillingState,
                    MailingPostalCode=acc.BillingPostalCode,
                    MailingCountry=acc.BillingCountry,
                    Phone=acc.Phone);

        ct.add(c);

       }
    }
    }
    insert ct; 
}

Anudeep
Caleb Kuester 27Caleb Kuester 27
I would use a process builder. If you know code, it's great to be able to flex your muscle, but any excuse to not have to write a test class, or expose your client to increased code maintainance cost is a good excuse.

That being said, they have their limitations. We don't know how object1 is related to object2, so that might potentially not be an option.