Why do I get an error when I insert a duplicate value?

Why do I get an error when I insert a duplicate value?

This means when it tries insert the values, it tries to create 2 records with the same member id (ie. 1 and 2). This is why you get the error message. The key to resolve this would be to parse the data from the xml, and create a unique set of member Id records that you want insert or update before calling insert of update.

How to test duplicate value, duplicate value found?

All works well when tested with some static inputs, however when this method called in bulk, I get he error – Insert failed. First exception on row 0; first error: DUPLICATE_VALUE, duplicate value found: Member_ID__c duplicates value on record with id: 0019000000CZC83: []

How to create an exception for duplicate value?

First exception on row 0; first error: DUPLICATE_VALUE, duplicate value found: unknown duplicates value on record with id: : [] 1. Create a unique Text field on any object, e.g. Account. **Name the field as myField so the API name is myField__c as same name is used in repro below. 2. Write an Apex trigger on the object as follows: 3.

How to find duplicate value in Member ID?

First exception on row 0; first error: DUPLICATE_VALUE, duplicate value found: Member_ID__c duplicates value on record with id: 0019000000CZC83: [] I have no clue why and how could this happen?

How to find duplicate value in Salesforce account?

I have written a web service class which searches for MemberID (which is unique) in Accounts, if its found then it updates that record OR else it inserts new record. The values for each fields in Accounts are supplied as a XML string parameter from Java. So the Java program calls this web service methods by passing XML strings.

When does dmlexception show unknown for duplicate field?

For a unique field, if duplicate value is specified in a DML and it invokes a trigger and the trigger contains another update/insert statement, in before trigger, DUPLICATE_VALUE exception is thrown but does not contain the duplicate field name. It shows ‘unknown’ instead. EXCEPTION: System.DmlException: Insert failed.