Set IsPartner flag to TRUE while uploading Partner Users using Data Loader

Question

I know this might be silly question but I am trying to upload at least 500 Partner Accounts using data loader and want to enable all of them as a Partner Account. While I try to do using data loader, it gives me an error for IsPartner is not writable.

Is there a way I can mass enable them as a Partner User using Data Loader or setting this flag to true in before insert trigger and upload them? Doing this manually would be too much.

Answer 1

Assuming that you are trying to load Partner Accounts and that you want to enable them during the load process, you can do so using a trigger.

I am trying to upload at least 500 Partner Accounts using data loader and want to enable all of them as a Partner Account.

As you have figured out that the field is not writable during insert operations. However you can update the isPartner field on an Account. What you will need here is to write an after insert logic in your trigger to be able to update your accounts loaded as partner accounts.

Here's an approach, how you can do so.

trigger AccountTrigger on Account (after insert) {
    List<Account> updateList = new List<Account>();
    for(Account acct : Trigger.New){
        acct.isPartner = TRUE;
        updateList.add(acct);
    }
    update updateList;
}