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Rima Hi All,
I want to know how to use Vsualforce to extend stanadrd object layout. For example, I want to add custom fields to contact object , and present these custom fields using Visualforce. I want to keep all the standard fields of contact as it is.Can I combine standard contact layout and Visualforce page? Any explanation on this is greatly appreciated.
Yes you can do that.
What you have to do is first create all the custom fields.
Then goto Setup-->Customize-->Contacts-->Page Layouts.
Edit the page layout you want and add all the custom field you have created to the page layout.
Then do the following,
First of all to extend VF page to override an object detail page, the apex:page tag should be as below
<apex:page standardController="Contact" extensions="Your ExtensionClass">
</apex:page>
In the controller extension the constructor should look something like this,
For ex if class name contactExtension,
public Contact c {get;set;}
public ContactExtension(Apexpages.standardController sc)
{
c = (Contact)sc.getRecord();
}
The VF pageshould also include the apex:detail tag that will display all the standard fields along with custom field you created.
<apex:page standardController="Contact" extensions="Your ExtensionClass">
<apex:detail subject="{!c.id}"/>
</apex:page>
Then override the VF page for standard detail page.
goto Setup-->Customize-->Contacts-->Buttons and Links.
In Standard buttons and links section, click Edit link for View and select VF page you just created.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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Yes you can do that.
What you have to do is first create all the custom fields.
Then goto Setup-->Customize-->Contacts-->Page Layouts.
Edit the page layout you want and add all the custom field you have created to the page layout.
Then do the following,
First of all to extend VF page to override an object detail page, the apex:page tag should be as below
<apex:page standardController="Contact" extensions="Your ExtensionClass">
</apex:page>
In the controller extension the constructor should look something like this,
For ex if class name contactExtension,
public Contact c {get;set;}
public ContactExtension(Apexpages.standardController sc)
{
c = (Contact)sc.getRecord();
}
The VF pageshould also include the apex:detail tag that will display all the standard fields along with custom field you created.
<apex:page standardController="Contact" extensions="Your ExtensionClass">
<apex:detail subject="{!c.id}"/>
</apex:page>
Then override the VF page for standard detail page.
goto Setup-->Customize-->Contacts-->Buttons and Links.
In Standard buttons and links section, click Edit link for View and select VF page you just created.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you for the explanation. I appreciate your help.
Hi ,
when I use:
<apex:detail subject="{!c.id}" title="true" />
I get a versoin of the standard page but not with the same look and feel as the original standard page, plus it doe sno tallow inline editing, if I use the option "inline" salesforce complains because seems that my version of the API does not support inline editing. Is there a way to replicate the standard layout in my overriding page so that it looks exactly the same?
thanks
how to display the fields on visual force.
i insert the coding like.
<apex:page standardController="Account">
<apex:pageBlock title="My Account ">
<apex:pageBlockTable value="{! account.contacts}" var="item">
<apex:pageBlockSection title="Account.name">
<apex:pageBlockSectionItem dataStyle="Parent Account">
</apex:pageBlockSectionItem>>
</apex:pageBlockSection>
<apex:column value="{! item.name}"/>
</apex:pageBlockTable>
</apex:pageBlock>
</apex:page>
but the fields not display what should i do.
thanks
madhu