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kathyani Scheduled Workflow
Hi,
I need to create a scheduled work flow which should fire a trigger and alert the user that something has happened. Also it should create a record in a table.
I searched for documentation but the steps are not clear. I vaguely understood the concept but what are the steps? Can somebody send me an example and steps to accomplish this? What do I click sales force UI to create a scheduled workflow?
Thanks,
Kathyani
I need to create a scheduled work flow which should fire a trigger and alert the user that something has happened. Also it should create a record in a table.
I searched for documentation but the steps are not clear. I vaguely understood the concept but what are the steps? Can somebody send me an example and steps to accomplish this? What do I click sales force UI to create a scheduled workflow?
Thanks,
Kathyani
The workflow can then either do something like sending a mail to the user or update a field (which could in turn fire a trigger, but you'd have to check for that field in the trigger itself, make it an 'after update' one) ...
I would also use that trigger for creating the record you need (a workflow can update a field but not create an entire record).
-david-
1. On SF UI, under work flows and approvals, I can create the work flow rule - if no activity happens in 14 days ( this is the condition)
2. Then create a work flow action - like notify the user/ send an email
Why and when do I need to write a trigger. If I want to update a row then I would need a trigger?
Any help would be appreciated.
thanks,
Kathyani
That looks good to me. You can create a time-based trigger to fire 14 days after the 'LastModified' date - that would tell you that there have not been any updates on the object for 14 dyas.
The action is indeed simply sending an email (don't forget to create an email template for that first)
If you want to update fields on the object that fired your workflow you do not need a trigger - just use the 'update field' action.
If you need to create some other record, you would need a trigger + some apex code.
Just try it, it's really easy.
-David
You will have to be a bit more specific and explain us what exactly you are trying to do, what you have done already, and what steps are blocking you.
I'm sure we'll find a way to get this working for you.
-David
This is the requirement:
Basically I have to check a table if any activity has taken place. If the activity stays as is and nothing has changed since 2 weeks then send an alert email to the user. It should also insert a record in another table.
Where do I code this, in the trigger? Where do I code the condition (of past 14 days), send an alert email? I am not clear where exactly the code should be written.
I'm sticking to my story though :
"Basically I have to check a table if any activity has taken place. If the activity stays as is and nothing has changed since 2 weeks then send an alert email to the user."
-> This is exactly what time-based workflow is used for. Run it off the lastmodified date on your record. It would be a waste of time trying to rewrite the already existing (and powerful) workflow engine in code.
"It should also insert a record in another table."
-> You could probably have the above trigger also do a field update which in turn would fire an 'after update' trigger that could create and insert the record you want.
There are good examples on workflow in the Force.com Cookbook and the Help files in your environment.
Checkout the Apex developer's guide on how to insert records.
Hope this helps,
david