Different ways of navigation

Different ways of navigation

1. Use of <apex:outputLink> to navigate to a record detail page [applicable to Classic & Lightning]

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<apex:outputLink value="{!URLFOR($Action.Contact.View, c.Id)}"> {!c.LastName} </apex:outputLink>

2. <apex:commandLink/> as button to navigate to Contact Detail page without the use of controller method [applicable to Salesforce classic]:

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<apex:commandLink action="{!URLFOR($Action.Contact.View, c.Id)}" value="Goto DetailPage" target="_blank" styleClass="btn" style="padding: 4px; text-decoration: none;"/>

3. Navigation with the use of `<apex:commandButton/>` through Controller method [applicable to Classic & Lightning]:

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<apex:commandButton value="Goto DetailPage" action="{!gotoContactDetailPage}" reRender="form"> <apex:param name="contactid" value="{!c.Id}" assignTo="{!contactId}"/> </apex:commandButton> public PageReference gotoContactDetailPage() { return (new ApexPages.StandardController (new Contact(Id=contactId))).view(); }

4. a. Use of formula field to open a visualforce page in Console and standard view page in Standard or Custom App. [applicable to Classic]

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HYPERLINK("javascript:if(typeof(srcUp)=='function') {srcSelf('/apex/VisualforcePage?id=" & Id & "');} "+ " else {window.location.href='/" & Id & "'}" ,Name , "_Parent" )

4.b. Use of formula field to open either User or Queue in Console and Standard View Page in Standard or Custom App.

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IF(BEGINS(Case_Owner_Id__c,'005'), HYPERLINK("javascript:if(typeof(srcUp)=='function') {srcUp('/" & Case_Owner_Id__c & "');} "+ " else {window.open('/" & Case_Owner_Id__c & "')}" ,Case_Owner_Name__c , "_blank" ), HYPERLINK("javascript:if(typeof(srcUp)=='function') {srcUp('/setup/own/groupdetail.jsp?id=" & Case_Owner_Id__c & "&isdtp=vw');} "+ " else {window.open('/setup/own/groupdetail.jsp?id=" & Case_Owner_Id__c & "&isdtp=vw')}" ,Case_Owner_Name__c , "_blank" ) )

5 .a. Take the value from the input field and pass that value as a parameter to Salesforce report. [applicable for Classic]

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<apex:page> <apex:form> <apex:inputText id="theTextInput"/> <a href="javascript:window.open('https://cs21.salesforce.com/00Oq0000000YUvUEAW?pv0=' + document.getElementById('{!$Component.theTextInput}').value + '&pv1=2018-01-01');"> click me </a> </apex:form> </apex:page>

5. b.  Take the value from input field and pass that as a parameter to Salesforce report. [applicable to Lightning (Spring'17 feature)]

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<apex:page> <apex:form> <apex:inputText id="theTextInput"/> <a href="javascript:window.open('https://na1.salesforce.com/one/one.app#/sObject/00OR0000000PCHYMA4/view' + '?t=1479844235107&fv0=New%20Business' + document.getElementById('{!$Component.theTextInput}').value + '&fv1=2018-01-01');"> click me </a> </apex:form> </apex:page>

6. Custom button to open a visualforce page in console and standard view page in Standard or Custom App. [applicable to Classic]

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{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/28.0/connection.js")} {!REQUIRESCRIPT("/support/console/28.0/integration.js")} var url = '/apex/VisualforcePage'; if (sforce.console.isInConsole()) { navigateToUrl(url + '?inline=1'); } else { window.open(url,'_self'); }

Note that: if  inline=1 is not specified, page will not be part of console.

7. Formula field open link to record details page or visualforce page [applicable to Classic & Lightning]

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8. Display screen without header and sidebar (Applicable for Console and Classic mode) calling from  custom button of Record Details page.

{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/28.0/connection.js")} 
{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/support/console/28.0/integration.js")} 

var pageUrl = '{!URLFOR($Action.Activity.LogCall)}'; 
var parameters = '?title=Call&who_id={!Lead.Id}'; 
var link = pageUrl + parameters; 
if (sforce.console.isInConsole()) 
{ 
 srcUp(pageUrl); 
} else { 
 window.open(pageUrl + '&isdtp=mn' ,'_self'); 
}

9. Navigate to Standard Page or Visualforce page based on the recordtype. Create a formula Text field and use the following code.

 HYPERLINK(
   IF( RecordType.DeveloperName = 'Accounting', '/'+ Id , '/apex/yourVisualforcePage?id=' + Id
   ) 
    ,Name 
    , "_Parent" 
    )