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Stevev Custom Link using Global Variable
I have a tabbed set of VF pages and to help navigation I added a "hard coded" custom link:
<a href="https://mySFinstanceGoesHere/a0O/o">Return to View</a
I want to generalize it for all instances using a global variable similar to {!$Organization.xxxxx} say so that it looks something like:
<a href="https://{!$Organization.xxxx}/a0O/o">Return to View</a
That would allow it to work for all instances.
I posted it as SF Case but their response was "Unfortunately we don't really support the creation of custom links or buttons"? A strange reply given that custom objects have a dedicated feature for "Custom Buttons and Links" and documentation around linking to Google.
Any help would be appreciated.
You might try using the {!Object.Link} which will use your organization domain and the Object ID to get the correct URL for the detail page of that object. You have to replace Object with a standard or custom object record.
<a href="{!case.Link}">View Case #{!case.CaseNumber}</a>
I tried using {$Site.Domain} but that seems to be blank. Maybe only used for Force.com Sites?
<a href="https://{!$Site.Domain}/a0O/o">Return to View</a>
You can use a Custom Setting (hierarchy only) to store the value for each sandbox instance. You would have to update it each time you refresh your sandbox.
Custom Setting called SFInstance__c with a field URL__c. Then set the value to https://cs1.salesforce.com (or your instance).
<a href="{!$Setup.SFInstance__c.URL__c}/a0O/o">Return to View</a