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JillW Creating a Custom Task Button in Opportunities
I want to create a button on the opportunity page that creates a special kind of task "Request Contract". I want it to assign the task to a particular individual and link it to the opportunity. So far, I've been able to create the task and assign it to a particular person.
However, I can't figure out how to link it to the opportunity. Or rather, I can't figure out how to pass the opportunity's ID to the task. Everything I've tried just results in an error message. Even when I insert the opportunity ID from the "insert merge field" drop down box, the button doesn't work.
Can somebody help with this?
Thanks in advance.
J.
{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/16.0/connection.js" )}
{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/16.0/apex.js" )}
var t1= new sforce.SObject("Task" );
t1.OwnerId = "00530000001itnL";//SFDC ID of user record
t1.Subject = "Requesting Contract";
t1.Status = "Not Started";
t1.Priority = "Normal";
t1.What = {!Opportunity.Id}
result = sforce.connection.create([t1]);
Hey J,
Bit late but I hope that my shot in the dark works out.
Try using t1.WhatId={!Opportunity.Id} instead of t1.What={!Opportunity.Id}
I hope this helps.
Cheers,
Will
Yes! That works! :smileyvery-happy:
I'm still having problems, though. For one thing, it creates the task but doesn't open it. This means I have to give it a due date.
Which brings me to the next problem. I can hard code a due date in (t1.ActivityDate = "03/03/2010"), but I can't dynamically enter a date. I've tried "t1.ActivityDate = TODAY();" , but I just get an error message "object expected."
Any ideas on how to either opening the task automatically or assigning a due date?
Thanks for your help!
I'm glad we got past problem 1 ;)
Again, shot in the dark. To create the task as open, try t1.ISCLOSED = "FALSE"
I'm hoping by "This means I have to give it a due date" you mean that my above suggestion works because the date one is stumping me for now. Let me know!