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How to alter the AvaTax for Salesforce connector?

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Overview

I would like to modify my AvaTax for Salesforce connector.

Environment

Salesforce

Resolution

  • Salesforce is a very flexible program and the out-of-the-box integration uses very specific fields to pull and push information to and from.

    • To alter any of these data sources, you will need to extend the classes.

      • This means you may use custom buttons for calculating tax, and not the ones we install.

  • What you can do is extend any TaxNow, AvaTaxSDK or even AVA_SFQuotes package via polymorphism (derived from Apex class inheritance model).
    • As an example, below is code that extends the AVA_SFCORE.GetTaxOpportunity  class to override the address object used in an opportunity (Destination vs. billing address essentially).  
    • Most extensions of this type will follow a similar syntax.
    • You may also want to create buttons to go with your extension.

 

public with sharing class CustomOppGetTax {

extends AVA_SFCORE.GetTaxOpportunity

{

      private List<Opportunity> clopps;

     

    // query for the additional custom fields to be used in FetchDestinationAddress and FetchTaxData

      public CustomOppGetTax(ApexPages.StandardController controller)

      {

            clopps = [select Id, Ship_to_Address__c, Ship_to_Address_2__c, Ship_to_City__c,

            Ship_to_State__c, Ship_to_Zip__c, Ship_to_Country__c, Service_Address1__c, Service_Address2__c,

            Service_City__c, Service_State__c, Service_Zip__c, Sales_Tax_Exempt__c, Oppty_Specific_EBS__c

            from Opportunity where Id=:loOpp[0].Id];       

      }

     

      // Override FetchDestination Address to fetch from custom fields

      public override AVA_SF_SDK.TaxSvc.BaseAddress FetchDestinationAddress()

      {    

        AVA_SF_SDK.TaxSvc.BaseAddress oDestinationAddress = new AVA_SF_SDK.TaxSvc.BaseAddress();

        oDestinationAddress.AddressCode = 'D';

        if(loCfg[0].AVA_SFCORE__Use_BillingAddress__c == true)

        {

        // use service address

              oDestinationAddress.Line1 = clopps[0].Service_Address1__c;

            oDestinationAddress.Line2 = clopps[0].Service_Address2__c;

            oDestinationAddress.City = clopps[0].Service_City__c;

            oDestinationAddress.Region = clopps[0].Service_State__c;

            oDestinationAddress.PostalCode = clopps[0].Service_Zip__c;

        }

        else

        {

            // use ship_to address

              oDestinationAddress.Line1 = clopps[0].Ship_to_Address__c;

           oDestinationAddress.Line2 = clopps[0].Ship_to_Address_2__c;

            oDestinationAddress.City = clopps[0].Ship_to_City__c;

            oDestinationAddress.Region = clopps[0].Ship_to_State__c;

            oDestinationAddress.PostalCode = clopps[0].Ship_to_Zip__c;

            oDestinationAddress.Country = clopps[0].Ship_to_Country__c;

        }

           

            return oDestinationAddress;  

      }

     

      // Override FetchTaxData to account for Exempt flag and Company Code

      public override AVA_SF_SDK.TaxSvc.GetTaxRequest FetchTaxData(Boolean commitFlag)

      {

            AVA_SF_SDK.TaxSvc.GetTaxRequest rVal = super.FetchTaxData(commitFlag);

            if(clopps[0].Sales_Tax_Exempt__c == 'Yes')

            {

                  rVal.ExemptionNo = 'Exempt';

            }

            else

            {

                  rVal.ExemptionNo = '';

            }

            rVal.CompanyCode = clopps[0].Oppty_Specific_EBS__c;

           

            return rVal;

      }

}