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Walter@AdicioWalter@Adicio 

Which trigger event do I use to default a field on the edit page?

I am trying to set the case origin field to a value on the edit page right after you click the new button. I have been trying several different ways but have had no luck so far.
 
Trigger: 
 
trigger setOriginTrigger on Case (before insert) {Case[] accs = Trigger.new;setOrigin.addOrigin(accs);}
 
 Class:
 
public class setOrigin {	public static void addOrigin(Case[] accs){		for (Case c:accs){			if (c.Origin != 'Customer Portal') { 				c.Origin = 'Customer Portal' ;			}		}	}	static testMethod void runPositiveTest() {			string mySubject = '';		string validateNewSubject = 'Customer Portal';		System.debug('Create test case and insert it into the database');					Case c = new Case(Subject = '', Due_Date__c = System.today(), 		new_subject__c = 'Customer Portal' );			insert c;					for(Case c1: [select Subject, new_subject__c from Case				where Due_Date__c = TODAY 				and Subject = null ] ) {					mySubject += c1.new_subject__c;				}		System.assertEquals(validateNewSubject, mySubject);	} }
 
 Thank you.


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micwamicwa
You can't do this using a trigger. The insert trigger is only fired when the user clicks the save button. The before insert trigger does not fire when the new button is clicked.
 
You can achieve setting a field to a certain value overwritting the "New" button using a s-control where you call an url where the parameter is set.


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micwamicwa
You can't do this using a trigger. The insert trigger is only fired when the user clicks the save button. The before insert trigger does not fire when the new button is clicked.
 
You can achieve setting a field to a certain value overwritting the "New" button using a s-control where you call an url where the parameter is set.
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Walter@AdicioWalter@Adicio
Thank you.


JAW99JAW99
How would one do this based on a selected record type? 
 
For example, I have a lead record type "Individual" and I'd like to pre-load the value of "Invidual" in the required "Company' field.
 
Thanks.