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You can find out more on how to use this Visualforce page here. Please note, this is code is not supported by salesforce.com and may be subject to change in the future.

The Apex Controller below requires that a Visualforce page exist with the name "SCCQuickCreateToolbar". Initially, for the purpose of compilation, the page can be empty, with just <apex:page></apex:page> tags. The final Visualforce code for the is available below, after the controller code.

Apex Code

public with sharing class SCCQuickCreateToolbar_Controller {

    // The record Id in context. This is passed in when exposed as a Console Component
    public String currRecordId {get; set;}

    // The type of object that is currently in context
    public String currObjectType {
        get {
            if (currRecordId != null && currObjectType == null) {
                // Get the key prefix from the id
                String currKeyPrefix = ((String)currRecordId).substring(0, 3);
	
                // Get the record type
                Schema.sObjectType currsObjectType = sObjectByKeyPrefix.get(currKeyPrefix);
                
                currObjectType =  currsObjectType.getDescribe().getName();
            }
            return currObjectType;
        }
        set;
    }

    // sObject representing the current record
    public sObject currRecord {
        get {
            if (currRecord == null && currRecordId != null) {
                // Support for contacts - uncomment to use
                /*
                if (currObjectType == 'Contact') {
                    currRecord = Database.query('SELECT ID, AccountId, Name from Contact where id = \'' + currRecordId + '\'');     
                }
                else */
                if (currObjectType != null) {
                    currRecord = Database.query('SELECT ID, NAME from ' + currObjectType + ' where id = \'' + currRecordId + '\'');
                }
            }
            return currRecord ;
        }
        private set;
    }
    

    // List of the available record types for the user
    public List<SelectOption> caseRecordTypes {
        get {
            if (caseRecordTypes != null) return caseRecordTypes;
        
            // Use dynamic Apex to generate a select list of Record Ids + Name
            Map<Id,Schema.RecordTypeInfo> caseRTMapById = Schema.SObjectType.Case.getRecordTypeInfosById();

            caseRecordTypes = new List<SelectOption>();
            caseRecordTypes.add(new SelectOption('', 'Select One...'));
                
            // Format the select list in case record type name order
            for (RecordType recType : [Select id, Name, DeveloperName, SobjectType from RecordType where SobjectType = 'Case' order by Name]) {
                // Get the schema info for the record type using the record type id
                Schema.RecordTypeInfo caseRT = caseRTMapById.get(recType.id);

                // the record type is available to the logged in user
                // Exclude the Master record type as it shouldn't be visible
                if (caseRT.isAvailable() && caseRT.getName() != 'Master') { 
                    caseRecordTypes.add(new SelectOption(caseRT.getRecordTypeId(), caseRT.getName()));
                }
            }
            return caseRecordTypes;	
        }
        private set;
    }

    // Generate the URL to open the new subtab in
    public String caseCreateURLPrefix{
        get{
            if(caseCreateURLPrefix == null){
                // Use a page reference to generate the URL
                
                // Prefix to create the case (/500/e)
                PageReference pageRef = new PageReference('/' + Case.sObjectType.getDescribe().getKeyPrefix() + '/e');
                pageRef.getParameters().put('isdtp','vw');
                // return URL
                //pageRef.getParameters().put('retURL','/' + currRecordId );
                
                // add context (e.g. the current account)
                if(currObjectType == 'Account'){
                    pageRef.getParameters().put('def_account_id', currRecordId);
                }
                
                // add context for contacts (uncomment to make it work)
                /* else if (currObjectType == 'Contact') {
                    pageRef.getParameters().put('def_contact_id', currRecordId);
                    pageRef.getParameters().put('def_account_id', ((Contact) currRecord).accountid ); // cast the sObject to contact
                }*/

                // additional parameters to make the URL work properly
                pageRef.getParameters().put('ent', Case.sObjectType.getDescribe().getName());
                caseCreateURLPrefix = pageRef.getURL();
            }
            
            return caseCreateURLPrefix;
        }
        private set;
    }

    // Map of sObject Types by their key prefix
    private static Map<String, Schema.sObjectType> sObjectByKeyPrefix {
        get {
            if (sObjectByKeyPrefix == null) {
                sObjectByKeyPrefix = new Map<String, Schema.sObjectType>();
                for (Schema.SObjectType sObj : Schema.getGlobalDescribe().values()) {
                    sObjectByKeyPrefix.put(sObj.getDescribe().getKeyPrefix(), sObj);
                }
            }
            return sObjectByKeyPrefix;
        }
        
        private set;
    }    

    
    // Constructor
    public SCCQuickCreateToolbar_Controller () {
        // Get the current record Id
        currRecordId = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('Id');
    }
    
    private static TestMethod void TestMe() {
        // create test data
        Account account = new Account();
        account.name = 'foo';
        insert account;

        // create the VF page and put the id parameter in it
        PageReference pref = Page.SCCQuickCreateToolbar;
        Test.setCurrentPage(New PageReference('Page.SCCQuickCreateToolbar'));
        System.currentPageReference().getParameters().put('id', account.id);

        SCCQuickCreateToolbar_Controller con1 = new SCCQuickCreateToolbar_Controller ();
        
        // check that all is OK
        System.assertEquals(con1.currRecordId, account.id);
        System.assertEquals(con1.currObjectType, 'Account');
        System.assertEquals(con1.caseCreateURLPrefix, '/500/e?def_account_id=' + account.id + '&ent=Case&isdtp=vw');
        System.assert(con1.caseRecordTypes != null);
        System.assert(((Account)con1.currRecord).id == account.id);
        
    }

}

The CSS Style Sheet

After the Apex Controller is compiled, create a text file and paste the following CSS in it. Then upload it as a static resource named SCCQuickCreateToolBarStyleSheet via Setup->Develop->Static Resources.

body {
	font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 8pt;
	margin: 2px;
}

select {
	font-size: 8pt;
}

.moduleHeader {
	background-color:#1797C0;
	font-weight:bold;
	color: #fff;
	padding: 2px 5px;
	border-radius:5px;
	-webkit-border-radius:5px;
	-moz-border-radius:5px;
	-moz-box-shadow: 1px 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
	-webkit-box-shadow: 1px 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
	box-shadow: 1px 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
	margin-top: 2px;
}

.btmlabel {
	margin-right: 5px;
	padding-top:8px;
}

.btmfield {
	margin-right: 10px;
}

a,a:visited {
	color: white;
}

The Visualforce Page

Once the Apex Controller and Style sheet steps above have been completed, create a Visualforce page named SCCQuickCreateToolbar with the following code. Then add the Visualforce page to the Console. Instructions for this can be found in the blog. The link to the blog is available at the beginning of this page.

<apex:page showHeader="true" sidebar="false" standardStylesheets="false" controller="SCCQuickCreateToolbar_Controller">
    
    <head>
        <apex:stylesheet value="{!$Resource.SCCQuickCreateToolBarStyleSheet}"/>
        <apex:includeScript value="/support/console/23.0/integration.js"/>
    </head>

    <apex:form id="theForm" >
        <div class="moduleHeader">
            <span class="btmlabel">
                Create Case:
            </span>
            <span class="btmfield">
                <apex:selectList multiselect="false" size="1" id="createCase" onchange="QuickCase()">
                    <apex:selectOptions value="{!caseRecordTypes}"/>
                </apex:selectList>
            </span>
        </div>
    </apex:form>

    <script type="text/javascript">
        var caseRecordTypeSelectField;
        var caseRecordTypeId;

        function QuickCase() {
            // Grab the case record type selection field
            caseRecordTypeSelectField = document.getElementById('{!$Component.theForm.createCase}');
            // Get the record type id
            caseRecordTypeId = caseRecordTypeSelectField.options[caseRecordTypeSelectField.selectedIndex].value;
            // Open the New Case Page
            sforce.console.getEnclosingPrimaryTabId(openCase);
            // Reset the picklist
            caseRecordTypeSelectField.selectedIndex=0;
        }    

        // Called from QuickCase() to open a new subtab
        var openCase = function openCase (result) {
            // open new case with record type in a new subtab
            sforce.console.openSubtab(result.id ,'{!caseCreateURLPrefix}&RecordType='+caseRecordTypeId, true, '', null);
        }
    </script>    
</apex:page>