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snh_nit Visualforce email template issue
Hi all,
I have a Visualforce email template which includes a component which has it's own custom controller. I use this setup in order to be able to retrieve related objects which I want to display in the email going out to a contact.
However, for some reason, nothing gets displayed in my email templates and I haven't found a way of debugging it in order to be able to track when/where it goes wrong. However, I'm fairly certain that it is the opportunity ID that does not get passed from the template/component to the controller.
I've searched for an answer but haven't been able to find one. I've seen similar posts (e.g.. http://forums.sforce.com/t5/Apex-Code-Development/Custom-Controller-in-Email-Template-not-passing-values-to-Class/m-p/134744) but for some reason I still haven't been able to make it work in my own org.
Here is my component:
<apex:component id="cmpOrderForm" controller="OrderFormDomainOppComponentController" access="global">
<apex:attribute name="paramOppId" description="Passes the ID of the opportunity to the custom controller" type="Id" assignTo="{!oppId}"/>
<apex:outputText value="{!oppId}"/>
<html>
<body>
<table>
<apex:repeat value="{!links}" var="lnk">
<tr>
<td>Domain Name</td>
<td>{!lnk.Domain__r.Name}</td>
</tr>
</apex:repeat>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</apex:component>Here is my template:
<messaging:emailTemplate recipientType="Contact" relatedToType="Opportunity" subject="Order Form" replyTo="soren.nodskov@capgemini.com">
<messaging:htmlEmailBody >
<c:OrderFormDomainOppComponent paramOppId="{!relatedTo.Id}"/>
</messaging:htmlEmailBody>
</messaging:emailTemplate>Here is my controller:
public without sharing class OrderFormDomainOppComponentController {
private final List<DomainOppLink__c> links;
public Id oppId {get; set;}
public OrderFormDomainOppComponentController() {
// oppId = '006W0000002VDzZ';
links = [SELECT Domain__r.Name FROM DomainOppLink__c WHERE Opportunity__c = :oppId];
}
public List<DomainOppLink__c> getLinks() {
return links;
}
}In the template I output the Opportunity ID just for debugging purposes and that works fine. It shows the ID correctly when testing the template from within the SF GUI (Setup --> Communication Templates --> Email Templates).
However, the DomainOppLink objects retrieved in the controller is not shown. If I hard code the opportunity ID in my controller (commented out in the code above), it all works fine. I.e.. I get an email with all the DomainOppLink objects.
So, the big WHY is: WHY doesn't it work when I am NOT hard coding the opportunity ID but using the ID passed on from my component/template?!
I feel like I'm SO close, and that I just cannot seen the forrest for all the trees.
All help is greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
/Søren Nødskov Hansen
Try this as your controller... it fixed the issue for me...
public without sharing class OrderFormDomainOppComponentController { public Id oppId {get; set;} public OrderFormDomainOppComponentController() { // oppId = '006W0000002VDzZ'; } public List<DomainOppLink__c> getLinks() { return [SELECT Domain__r.Name FROM DomainOppLink__c WHERE Opportunity__c = :oppId]; } }All Answers
Hi,
I am having the EXACT same problem, have you manged to find a solution to this? I'll post back if I find anything.
Cheers
Chris
I think the problem may be in having the bulk of the logic inthe constructor. I just created a simple getMethod() to create a test variable and it seemed to work ok
Going to see if I can refactor my code to work this way.
Try this as your controller... it fixed the issue for me...
public without sharing class OrderFormDomainOppComponentController { public Id oppId {get; set;} public OrderFormDomainOppComponentController() { // oppId = '006W0000002VDzZ'; } public List<DomainOppLink__c> getLinks() { return [SELECT Domain__r.Name FROM DomainOppLink__c WHERE Opportunity__c = :oppId]; } }Ah, yeah! I hadn't even thought that the setter needed to run first on the attribute! it's been a long day!