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MBenfieldMBenfield 

Field Dependencies and Default Values for Custom Object

I went through a bit of work to set up a lot of field dependencies and default values for a custom object which is a customer survey.  In the default layout everything is fine but the look and feel is horrid so I am attempting to create my first visualforce pages.  The field dependencies and default values don't seem to work in vf.  So I need to be able to set these things by hand I am guessing by using a controller extension?  Could someone give me a simple example of a yes or no picklist that causes the values to change in a second picklist and also a simple example of a picklist with a default value automatically selected.  Mine always have --None-- selected even though there are default values defined in the custom object...Thanks!
CarcajouCarcajou

Hi,

 Here is an example of 2 picklists, the first one is defaulted to "New Customer" and the value of the second one depends on the first one : 

 

 

-------------------VF Page-------------------------------------------
<apex:page controller="PickListSample">
    <apex:form id="form1">
    <apex:actionFunction action="{!updatePL}" name="update" reRender="field2" />
    <apex:pageBlock id="block1">
        <apex:inputField value="{!opp.Type}" onchange="update();" />
        <apex:inputField value="{!opp.LeadSource}" id="field2"/>
    </apex:pageBlock>
    </apex:form>
</apex:page>

---------------------Controller--------------------------------------

public class PickListSample {
    
    public Opportunity opp = new Opportunity();
    public Opportunity getOpp(){
        opp.Type = 'New Customer';
        return opp;
    }
    
    public pagereference updatePL(){
        if(opp.Type=='Existing Customer - Upgrade'){
            opp.LeadSource='Other';
        }else if (opp.Type=='Existing Customer - Replacement'){
            opp.LeadSource='Purchased List';
        }else if (opp.Type=='Existing Customer - Downgrade'){
            opp.LeadSource='Partner Referral';
        }
        return null;
    }
}

 
 There are many ways of dealing with that, this is just one example among many other possibilities. 
 
Hope this helps. 
Catherin.