Apex trigger to redirect to child object once the parent is created

Question

Hi developer community,

I have the following trigger creating a child object when parent is saved. However, not all the field on the child object gets populated because they are only available on the child record.

trigger CreateBuyingInfluence on Opportunity_Positioning__c (after insert)

{
   List<Buying_Influence__c> Childs = new List<Buying_Influence__c>();
   for(Opportunity_Positioning__c a : trigger.new)
   {
      Buying_Influence__c Child = new Buying_Influence__c ();
      Child.SCOP__c = a.id;
      Child.Name = 'testName'; 

      Childs.add(Child);      
   }

   insert Childs;
}

So, I'm now trying to create a trigger that redirects me to the child page once parent is created/record saved.

When the Parent object=Opportunity Positioning is created then upon saving the record a trigger will prompt me to create Child Object=Buying Influences. Any ideas on how I can achieve this?

Thank you so much. Rog

Answer 1

A trigger is only meant to function at database level. It can't influence the UI and forward a user to a new page.

You have the following alternatives:

1. create a formula field on the parent object containing a 'reminder' to create the child
2. create all child fields in the parent object and copy them over from there in your trigger
3. create 1 visualforce page overriding the parent new/edit page and make sure both objects are created from that page.
4. create a visual workflow that takes the user through the process of creating the 2 objects

I'd suggest to go for #3 if you have the knowledge of APEX/Visualforce.