"New <object-name>" option disappears from the dropdown linked to a lookup input field after clicking it once if parent object's New page is overriden
VisualForce , Spring 17 , Lightning
Last updated 2022-02-10 ·Reference W-3907956 ·Reported By 1 users
Summary
"New <object-name>" option disappears from the dropdown linked to a lookup input field after clicking it once if parent object's New page is overriden with a Visualforce page
Repro
Setup steps:
a) Create below Visualforce page, and name it AccountNewOverride:
<apex:page standardController="Account">
<apex:form >
<apex:inputField value="{!account.Name}"/>
<apex:commandButton value="Save" action="{!save}"/>
</apex:form>
</apex:page>
b) In Lightning Experience, go to Setup | Object Manager, click Account, click "Buttons, Links, and Actions", and click on the drop down on the "New" row, then select Edit.
c) Choose Override With, and select AccountNewOverride, and click Save.
Steps to reproduce:
a) Go to the Contacts tab
b) Click New
c) Click on the "Account Name" lookup field and click "New Account" displayed on the drop down underneath the MRU entries.
d) The override page will load. Optionally enter a name, and hit Save.
e) Go back to the Contacts tab.
e) Click New
c) Click on the Account Name lookup field. This time the "New Account" option is not displayed on the dropdown.
Workaround
N/A
Reported By (1)
Is it Fixed?
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