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levi6dblevi6db 

Auto numbering that is unique to each account.

Hi all,

 

Is there a way to have a field that will automatically create a number  for each Address that I create within an Account?

 

  1. I created an Object called Location - Were we store all of our address (Billing, Shipping, Servie and Corporate)
  2. I created an Auto Number field called Location #.
  3. This field needs to auto populate with a number upon creation for reporting purposes.
  4. This number needs to be unique by Account.
  5. Currently when I create an address it numbers correctly within the first Account: 1,2,3,etc. - but when I go to another Account, it continues the numbering cycle: 4,5,6, etc.
Any suggestions?
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levi6dblevi6db

Figured this one out too, need help with deployment though.  Anyone have a how to guide on trigger deployment?

 

 

 

/*
Loop through all locations and collect the current numbers.
*/
trigger LocationUpdate on Location__c (before insert) {

/*Loop every new location you enter*/
for(Location__C l:trigger.new) {

    if(l.Location__C==null){
    String cname = l.Account__c;
    /* This writes to the debug log*/
    //System.debug('location data: '+l);
    
    /*This looks up all of the location numbers for the specific account*/
    List <Location__c> a = [select location__c from Location__C where ACCOUNT__C= :cname ];
    
    /*If the list results are empty*/
    system.debug(a);
    if(a.isEmpty()){
    l.Location__C=1;
 
    }Else {

    List <Decimal> b = new List<Decimal>();
    
    for (Location__C tempLocation:a) {
            b.add(tempLocation.Location__c);
    }
    
    Decimal highest = 0;
    b.sort();
    highest = b[b.size()-1];
    l.Location__C=highest + 1;
    
    }

}
}
}