Calling Apex method from a Custom Button

Calling Apex method from a Custom Button

To call Apex method from Custom Button, follow the below steps

1. Create a custom button and enter the following code

Syntax:

{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/15.0/connection.js")}

{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/15.0/apex.js")}

sforce.apex.execute("Class_Name","Method_Name",{parameter_Name:"value"});
location.reload(true);

Code:

{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/15.0/connection.js")}

{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/15.0/apex.js")}

var r = confirm("Record will not be able to edit after sending it to Approval Process.\nAre you sure want to send it for approval process?");

if(r == true)

{

    sforce.apex.execute("memberApproval","callApproval",{localId:"{!Member__c.Id}"});

    alert("Sent it for Approval");

}

2. Create a apex class with following code

Syntax:

global class ClassName {

    webservice static void methodName(DataType variable) { 

                …………………        

                …………………

                …………………

    }

}

Code:

global class memberApproval {

    webservice static void callApproval(Id localId) { 

                Approval.ProcessSubmitRequest req1 = new Approval.ProcessSubmitRequest();

                req1.setComments('Submitted for Approval');

                req1.setObjectId(localId);

                Approval.ProcessResult res = Approval.Process(req1);                  

    }

}

Output: