A package with a component that can be easily used to create lookup fields on VF page using Salesforce Lightning Design System(SLDS)
Author Lakshay Katney
- This repo is ready to deploy package in any Salesforce organization. Use any metadata tool to deploy it
- There is an unmanaged version of this package too. Use below links to install it
Sandbox Production/Developer
On VF page, just add a static resource and component with appropriare attributes
Static Resource
<apex:includeScript value="{!$Resource.SLDSDynamicLookupScript}"/>
Component Usage
<c:SLDSDynamicLookup SLDSResourceName="{!$Resource.SLDS}" ObjectApiName="User" DisplayFieldApiNames="Username,Name" DisplayFieldsPattern="Name - Username" photo="field->smallPhotoUrl" LabelName="Set User" SetValueToField="{!con.OwnerId}"/>
| Attribute | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|
| SLDSResourceName | Required | Attribute in which name of your static resource to be passed which contains Salesforce Lightning Design System(SLDS) |
| ObjectApiName | Required | Api name of component on which search should happen. |
| DisplayFieldApiNames | Required | Attribute to get fields Api Names whose value needs to be displayed while searching. These are seperated by comma. For example : 'firstname,lastname' |
| LabelName | Required | Attribute to display label along with custom lookup field made by this component |
| SetValueToField | Required | Attribute that will tell where to put selected value. Also populates the default value if field has value. |
| DisplayFieldsPattern | Optional | Attribute to get pattern to display value.You can combine two fields with pattern. For example : 'firstname - lastname'. By default it will take pattern as comma seperated fields |
| photo | Optional | Attribute that will tell if photo needs to be added to records while searching. For fields to be used, pattern should be 'field->fieldAPiName'. For url, pattern should be 'url->pathofimage' |
Allow default values to show if passed
First version to add lookup fields in SLDS styling on Visual force pages