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JNicJNic 

Trigger not writing record type name... Really annoying

Sorry... what am I doing wrong here??

 

A simple trigger to get the record type name so I can run logic on it in workflow rules....

 

trigger ticketBefore on ticket__c (before insert, before update) {

	//Get the recods that triggered this event
    List<ticket__c> tkts = [
        select
        recordType.name,
        recordTypeName__c
        from ticket__c 
        WHERE id IN :Trigger.newMap.keySet()
    ];
    
	for (ticket__c t : tkts) {
	    t.recordTypeName__c = t.recordType.name;
	    system.debug('\n\nTHE RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeId);
	    system.debug('\n\nTHE TICKET RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeName__c);
	}
}

 

 

 

I don't see why this doesnt work... It's really frustrating...

 

 

 

 

 

DEBUG LOG returns results correct but it doesn't write to the field?!?

 

16.0 APEX_CODE,DEBUG;APEX_PROFILING,INFO;CALLOUT,INFO;DB,INFO;VALIDATION,INFO;WORKFLOW,INFO
11:47:05.587|EXECUTION_STARTED
11:47:05.587|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|TRIGGERS
11:47:05.587|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|01qA0000000ooan|ticketBefore on ticket trigger event BeforeUpdate for [a0XA0000001eHhf]
11:47:05.588|SOQL_EXECUTE_BEGIN|[4]|Aggregations:0|
        select
        recordType.name,
        recordTypeName__c
        from ticket__c 
        WHERE id IN :Trigger.newMap.keySet()
    
11:47:05.589|METHOD_ENTRY|[9]|MAP.keySet()
11:47:05.589|METHOD_EXIT|[9]|MAP.keySet()
11:47:05.596|SOQL_EXECUTE_END|[4]|Rows:1
11:47:05.596|METHOD_ENTRY|[15]|System.debug(ANY)
11:47:05.596|USER_DEBUG|[15]|DEBUG|

THE RECORD TYPE ID IS: 012A0000000pCocIAE
11:47:05.596|METHOD_EXIT|[15]|System.debug(ANY)
11:47:05.596|METHOD_ENTRY|[16]|System.debug(ANY)
11:47:05.596|USER_DEBUG|[16]|DEBUG|

THE TICKET RECORD TYPE ID IS: Logistics
11:47:05.596|METHOD_EXIT|[16]|System.debug(ANY)
11:47:05.596|CUMULATIVE_LIMIT_USAGE
11:47:05.596|LIMIT_USAGE_FOR_NS|(default)|
  Number of SOQL queries: 1 out of 20
  Number of query rows: 1 out of 1000
  Number of SOSL queries: 0 out of 0
  Number of DML statements: 0 out of 20
  Number of DML rows: 0 out of 100
  Number of script statements: 4 out of 10200
  Maximum heap size: 0 out of 3000000
  Number of callouts: 0 out of 10
  Number of Email Invocations: 0 out of 10
  Number of fields describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of record type describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of child relationships describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of picklist describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of future calls: 0 out of 10
  Number of find similar calls: 0 out of 0
  Number of System.runAs() invocations: 0 out of 20

11:47:05.596|CUMULATIVE_LIMIT_USAGE_END

11:47:05.597|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|ticketBefore on ticket trigger event BeforeUpdate for [a0XA0000001eHhf]
11:47:05.605|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|Validation:ticket:a0XA0000001eHhf
11:47:05.605|VALIDATION_RULE|03dA0000000lFPK|TKT100
11:47:05.606|VALIDATION_FORMULA|subject__c = null|subject__c=BES Server problems
11:47:05.606|VALIDATION_PASS
11:47:05.606|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|Validation:ticket:a0XA0000001eHhf
11:47:05.661|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|TRIGGERS
11:47:05.662|EXECUTION_FINISHED
Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
JNicJNic

Ok... I built one based on yoru model that works in both circumstances!!

 

 

		List<Id> rtIds = new List<Id>();
		for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
			rtIds.add(t.recordTypeId);
		}
		
	    List<RecordType> rts = [
	        select
			id,
			name
	        from recordType
	        WHERE id IN :rtIds
	    ];
	    
	    for (integer i = 0; i < trigger.new.size(); i++) {
	    	Trigger.new[i].recordTypeName__c = rts[i].name;
	    }

 

 

        List<Id> rtIds = new List<Id>();
        for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
            rtIds.add(t.recordTypeId);
        }
        
        List<RecordType> rts = [
            select
            id,
            name
            from recordType
            WHERE id IN :rtIds
        ];
        
        for (integer i = 0; i < trigger.new.size(); i++) {
            Trigger.new[i].recordTypeName__c = rts[i].name;
  
		List<Id> rtIds = new List<Id>();
		for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
			rtIds.add(t.recordTypeId);
		}
		
	    List<RecordType> rts = [
	        select
			id,
			name
	        from recordType
	        WHERE id IN :rtIds
	    ];
	    
	    for (integer i = 0; i < trigger.new.size(); i++) {
	    	Trigger.new[i].recordTypeName__c = rts[i].name;
	    }

 

       }

All Answers

sfdcKevinCsfdcKevinC

In your code, t is not a reference to a ticket__c in Trigger.new; It's a reference to a ticket__c returned by your query.

You would need to update that ticket__c to get the changes to take effect - but that would be bad practice since you're in an update trigger for ticket__c.

 

You should iterate over the new list instead of requerying the ticket__c table.

 

	for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
	    t.recordTypeName__c = t.recordType.name;
	    system.debug('\n\nTHE RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeId);
	    system.debug('\n\nTHE TICKET RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeName__c);
	}
JNicJNic

You're right of course, but it still returns null...

 

trigger ticketBefore on ticket__c (before insert, before update) {

    for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
        t.recordTypeName__c = t.recordType.name;
        system.debug('\n\nTHE RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeId);
        system.debug('\n\nTHE TICKET RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordType.Name);
    }
}











16.0 APEX_CODE,DEBUG;APEX_PROFILING,INFO;CALLOUT,INFO;DB,INFO;VALIDATION,INFO;WORKFLOW,INFO
13:16:27.640|EXECUTION_STARTED
13:16:27.640|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|TRIGGERS
13:16:27.640|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|01qA0000000ooan|ticketBefore on ticket trigger event BeforeUpdate for [a0XA0000001eHhf]
13:16:27.641|METHOD_ENTRY|[5]|System.debug(ANY)
13:16:27.641|USER_DEBUG|[5]|DEBUG|

THE RECORD TYPE ID IS: 012A0000000pCorIAE
13:16:27.641|METHOD_EXIT|[5]|System.debug(ANY)
13:16:27.641|METHOD_ENTRY|[6]|System.debug(ANY)
13:16:27.641|USER_DEBUG|[6]|DEBUG|

THE TICKET RECORD TYPE NAME IS: null
13:16:27.641|METHOD_EXIT|[6]|System.debug(ANY)
13:16:27.641|CUMULATIVE_LIMIT_USAGE
13:16:27.641|LIMIT_USAGE_FOR_NS|(default)|
  Number of SOQL queries: 0 out of 20
  Number of query rows: 0 out of 1000
  Number of SOSL queries: 0 out of 0
  Number of DML statements: 0 out of 20
  Number of DML rows: 0 out of 100
  Number of script statements: 3 out of 10200
  Maximum heap size: 0 out of 3000000
  Number of callouts: 0 out of 10
  Number of Email Invocations: 0 out of 10
  Number of fields describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of record type describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of child relationships describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of picklist describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of future calls: 0 out of 10
  Number of find similar calls: 0 out of 0
  Number of System.runAs() invocations: 0 out of 20

13:16:27.641|CUMULATIVE_LIMIT_USAGE_END

13:16:27.641|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|ticketBefore on ticket trigger event BeforeUpdate for [a0XA0000001eHhf]
13:16:27.647|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|Validation:ticket:a0XA0000001eHhf
13:16:27.647|VALIDATION_RULE|03dA0000000lFPK|TKT100
13:16:27.647|VALIDATION_FORMULA|subject__c = null|subject__c=BES Server problems
13:16:27.647|VALIDATION_PASS
13:16:27.647|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|Validation:ticket:a0XA0000001eHhf
13:16:27.686|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|TRIGGERS
13:16:27.686|EXECUTION_FINISHED
sfdcKevinCsfdcKevinC

Ah, right. I think this is what you need then.

 

trigger ticketBefore on ticket__c (before insert, before update) {

	//Get the recods that triggered this event
    List<ticket__c> tkts = [
        select
        recordType.name,
        recordTypeName__c
        from ticket__c 
        WHERE id IN :Trigger.newMap.keySet()
    ];
    
	for (ticket__c t : tkts) {
	    Trigger.newMap.get(t.id).recordTypeName__c = t.recordType.name;
	    system.debug('\n\nTHE RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeId);
	    system.debug('\n\nTHE TICKET RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeName__c);
	}
}
JNicJNic

Thats much better, thank you, except now there is a different problem.

 

It appears that the update is always one update behind.

 

This leads me to believe that the record type id is changed on the record AFTER the update is requested... Which AFAIK, you cannot accomodate for, because I can't write a self referencial after update trigger... I mean.. .an after update cannt trigger an update on itself. I suppose cause it coul dmake inifinate updates...

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks for your help...

 

16.0 APEX_CODE,DEBUG;APEX_PROFILING,INFO;CALLOUT,INFO;DB,INFO;VALIDATION,INFO;WORKFLOW,INFO
14:09:48.127|EXECUTION_STARTED
14:09:48.127|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|TRIGGERS
14:09:48.127|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|01qA0000000ooan|ticketBefore on ticket trigger event BeforeUpdate for [a0XA0000001eHhf]
14:09:48.128|SOQL_EXECUTE_BEGIN|[4]|Aggregations:0|
        select
        recordType.name,
        recordTypeName__c
        from ticket__c 
        WHERE id IN :Trigger.newMap.keySet()
    
14:09:48.129|METHOD_ENTRY|[9]|MAP.keySet()
14:09:48.129|METHOD_EXIT|[9]|MAP.keySet()
14:09:48.135|SOQL_EXECUTE_END|[4]|Rows:1
14:09:48.136|METHOD_ENTRY|[13]|MAP.get(ANY)
14:09:48.136|METHOD_EXIT|[13]|MAP.get(ANY)
14:09:48.136|METHOD_ENTRY|[14]|System.debug(ANY)
14:09:48.136|USER_DEBUG|[14]|DEBUG|

THE RECORD TYPE ID IS: 012A0000000pCorIAE    <--- This id is for the old one...
14:09:48.136|METHOD_EXIT|[14]|System.debug(ANY)
14:09:48.136|METHOD_ENTRY|[15]|System.debug(ANY)
14:09:48.136|USER_DEBUG|[15]|DEBUG|

THE TICKET RECORD TYPE ID IS: Express     <--- Old ones name
14:09:48.136|METHOD_EXIT|[15]|System.debug(ANY)
14:09:48.136|CUMULATIVE_LIMIT_USAGE
14:09:48.136|LIMIT_USAGE_FOR_NS|(default)|
  Number of SOQL queries: 1 out of 20
  Number of query rows: 1 out of 1000
  Number of SOSL queries: 0 out of 0
  Number of DML statements: 0 out of 20
  Number of DML rows: 0 out of 100
  Number of script statements: 4 out of 10200
  Maximum heap size: 0 out of 3000000
  Number of callouts: 0 out of 10
  Number of Email Invocations: 0 out of 10
  Number of fields describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of record type describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of child relationships describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of picklist describes: 0 out of 100
  Number of future calls: 0 out of 10
  Number of find similar calls: 0 out of 0
  Number of System.runAs() invocations: 0 out of 20

14:09:48.136|CUMULATIVE_LIMIT_USAGE_END

14:09:48.136|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|ticketBefore on ticket trigger event BeforeUpdate for [a0XA0000001eHhf]
14:09:48.138|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|Validation:ticket:a0XA0000001eHhf
14:09:48.138|VALIDATION_RULE|03dA0000000lFPK|TKT100
14:09:48.139|VALIDATION_FORMULA|subject__c = null|subject__c=BES Server problems
14:09:48.139|VALIDATION_PASS
14:09:48.139|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|Validation:ticket:a0XA0000001eHhf
14:09:48.155|CODE_UNIT_FINISHED|TRIGGERS
14:09:48.155|EXECUTION_FINISHED
sfdcKevinCsfdcKevinC

Oh, right. That still uses the old record type id. Well the fix is not pretty, but I think it will work.

 

 

trigger ticketBefore on ticket__c (before insert, before update) {

	List<Id> recordTypeIds = new List<Id>();
	for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
		recordTypeIds.put(t.recordTypeId);
	}

	//Get the recods that triggered this event
    List<RecordType> recordTypes = [
        select
		id, name
        from recordType
        WHERE id IN :recordTypeIds
    ];
    
	Map<Id, String> recordTypeIdsToName = new Map<Id, String>();
	
	for (RecordType rt : recordTypes) {
		recordTypeIdsToObjs.put(rt.id, rt.name);
	}
	
	for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
	    Trigger.newMap.get(t.id).recordTypeName__c = recordTypeIdsToName.get(t.recordTypeId);
	    system.debug('\n\nTHE RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeId);
	    system.debug('\n\nTHE TICKET RECORD TYPE ID IS: ' + t.recordTypeName__c);
	}
}

 

 
JNicJNic

l want to have your apex babies.

 

Thank you.
JNicJNic

I'm sorry... I've run into another problem... it doesnt work on inserts... Just updates...

boy this seems needlessly complex...
JNicJNic

Ok... I built one based on yoru model that works in both circumstances!!

 

 

		List<Id> rtIds = new List<Id>();
		for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
			rtIds.add(t.recordTypeId);
		}
		
	    List<RecordType> rts = [
	        select
			id,
			name
	        from recordType
	        WHERE id IN :rtIds
	    ];
	    
	    for (integer i = 0; i < trigger.new.size(); i++) {
	    	Trigger.new[i].recordTypeName__c = rts[i].name;
	    }

 

 

        List<Id> rtIds = new List<Id>();
        for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
            rtIds.add(t.recordTypeId);
        }
        
        List<RecordType> rts = [
            select
            id,
            name
            from recordType
            WHERE id IN :rtIds
        ];
        
        for (integer i = 0; i < trigger.new.size(); i++) {
            Trigger.new[i].recordTypeName__c = rts[i].name;
  
		List<Id> rtIds = new List<Id>();
		for (ticket__c t : Trigger.new) {
			rtIds.add(t.recordTypeId);
		}
		
	    List<RecordType> rts = [
	        select
			id,
			name
	        from recordType
	        WHERE id IN :rtIds
	    ];
	    
	    for (integer i = 0; i < trigger.new.size(); i++) {
	    	Trigger.new[i].recordTypeName__c = rts[i].name;
	    }

 

       }
This was selected as the best answer
sfdcKevinCsfdcKevinC

Awesome. =D