Java API Cheatsheet

These APIs are defined in the Functions class.

Record Handling

Syntax	Description	Return	Category
addRecord(String objectName, Params params)	Adds a new record of type objectId with values from params	Result object	Record Handling
changeOwnerShipInfo(String object_id, String record_id, String owner_id)	Changes the owner of the designated record	None	Record Handling
deleteRecorddeleteRecord(String objectName, String recordId)	Deletes Record of type objectId where id is recordId	Result object	Record Handling
getRecord(String objectName, String fields, String recordId)	Gets the record of type objectId identified by recordId. fields is a comma separated list of fields that you want to fetch	Result object	Record Handling
getRecordCount(String objectName, String criteria)	Returns the number of records in the object	int	Record Handling
searchRecords(String objectName, String fields, String criteria [, Parameters params])	Search and retrieve the records, for object of type objectId. fields is a comma-separated list of fields that you want to fetch and criteria is expressed in filter language	Result object	Record Handling

Utility

Syntax	Description	Return	Category
addEvent(String subject, String ownerID, Date startDate, int hour, int min, int duration [, Parameters params])	Adds an event with values from params	Result object	Event and Task Management
addSavePoint(String name)	Adds a Save Point with name	None	Utility
addTask(String subject, Date dueDate, String ownerId [, Parameters params])	Adds a task with values from params	Result object	Event and Task Management
debug(Object obj)	Puts a debug statement into the debug log for Object obj. obj can be a String also	None	Utility
deleteEvent(String eventId)	Deletes the event for the eventId	Result object	Event and Task Management
deleteTask(String recordId)	Deletes a task for the taskId	Result object	Event and Task Management
doesSavePointExist(String name)	checks whether specified save point with name is exist or not	Boolean	Utility
exec(String functionName, Parameters params)	Executes function functionName with params as input. Note that this params object is visible in functionName as functionParams	The return value is defined by the function	Utility
generateDocument(String objectName, String recordId, String templateId, String format)	Generates document of templateId evaluated with params in format. If format is "PDF" it generates the document in PDF format, otherwise HTML format. It relates this generated document to object of type objectId and record with id recordId	Result object	Email and Document Management
getAllSavePoints()	Returns All Save Points	Set	Utility
getEnv(String key)	Gets the environment variable value for the key	The value of the environment variable	Utility
getParametersInstance()	Gets an instance of Parameters class	Utility	Parameters object
logActivity(String subject, String objectName, String id, String activityByID, Parameters params)	Logs an activity	Result object	Event and Task Management
processWorkflowAction(String workflowName,String currentStateName,String recordId,String customObjectName,String workflowAction,String workflowComments)	Process Work flow Action	Result object	Workflow Record Handling
removeSavePoint(String name)	removes save point with name from save point list	None	Utility
rollback()	Roll backs all the inserts and updates	None	Utility
rollbackToSavePoint(String name)	Rollback to specific save point with name	None	Utility
sendEmail(String objectName, String id, String to, String cc, String subject, String body, String attachmentTemplateId, String attachmentIdList)	Sends an Email	Result object	Email and Document Management
sendEmailUsingTemplate(String objectName, String recordId, String to, String cc, String subject, String bodyTemplateId, String attachmentTemplateId, String attachmentIdList)	Sends an Email evaluating Template identified by bodyTemplateId as email body	Result object	Email and Document Management
setTargetPage(String url)	Sets the target page	None	Utility
showMessage(long millisecs)	Displays message	None	Utility
sleep(String message)	Sleeps for the designated number of milliseconds.	None	Utility
throwError(String message)	Throws error with the message	None	Utility
updateEvent(String eventId, Parameters params)	Updates an event with values in params	Result object	Event and Task Management
updateTask(String taskId, Parameters params)	Updates a task with values in params	Result object	Event and Task Management
updateRecord(String objectName, String recordId, Params params)	Updates record of type objectId with values params. The Record is identified by recordId	Result object	Record Handling

Metadata Management

Syntax	Description	Return	Category
getObjectMetaData(String objectName)	Retrieve metadata from a Custom Objects.	CustomObjectMetaDataBean	Customize
getObjectMetaDataMap()	Return a map of all visible Custom Object object metadata records, indexed by object ID.	Map: Object ID => CustomObjectMetaDataBean	Customize
addObjectMetaData(CustomObjectMetaDataBean)	Create a new object.	String:Object ID	Customize
updateObjectMetaData(CustomObjectMetaDataBean)	Modify an object definition.	String: Object ID	Customize
deleteObjectMetaData(CustomObjectMetaDataBean)	Deletes an object	None	Customize
getRecordLocator(String objectName)	Get an object's Record Locator information.	RecordLocatorBean	Customize
updateRecordLocator(RecordLocatorBean)	Modify an object's Record Locator Settings.	String:Object ID	Customize