Question

I have a custom Object called “Gift_c” off the Contact record. I would like to replace the standard “Gift_c” page with a visualforce page so that I can selectively hide certain fields.

All is farily straightforward.

<apex:page standardController="Gift__c" showHeader="true"   >
<apex:form >      
<apex:pageBlock title="" mode="Edit">
    <apex:pageMessages />
    <apex:pageBlockButtons >
        <apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!save}"/>
        <apex:commandButton value="Cancel" action="{!cancel}"/>               
    </apex:pageBlockButtons>
    <apex:pageBlockSection title="Basic Information" columns="1">
        <apex:inputField value="{!Gift__c.Contact__c}"/>
        <apex:inputField value="{!Gift__c.GiftAmount__c}"/>
    </apex:pageBlockSection>        
</apex:pageBlock>
</apex:form>

The Challenge:

Normally when you are on a Contact and I click the “New Gift” button and the Contact_c field from the Gift_c object is populated to be the person I just came from. How can I ensure that still happens on the new Visual Force Page

Answer 1

Actually this functionality comes out of the box as long as you override the “New/Edit” button to point to new page.