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Child events-created for user attendees-do not reference the parent event

Fecha de publicación: May 23, 2026
Descripción

When creating events with attendees, a child event record is created and assigned to each attendee who is a user. 

Each child event copies the field details from the parent event. However, it's an expected behavior that there is no direct reference that an event is a child record and there is no actual lookup field referencing the parent event.

To check if a record is a parent or a child, use one of these standard references:

  • IsChild field - this is an audit field and can't be added to the page layout, but can be queried
  • Attendee field - if the event Assignee and the Attendee field organizer are not the same, the event is a child  
  • Editing the event - a child event cannot be saved if changes are made to any event field

Note: A child event record isn't created for contacts or leads.

Solución

For this functionality, perform the steps listed below and create the Flow: 

Step 1: Create a custom URL field to display the URL of the parent Event record

1. Go to Setup > Object Manager

2. Select the Activity object

3. Click on Fields & Relationships

4. Click New

5. Choose URL as the data type, then select Next

6. Set the Field Label as "Parent" (the Field Name should auto-populate to "Parent")

7. Click Next

8. Set the Field Level Security as needed, then click Next

9. Add the field to the Event page layout, then select Save

 

Step 2: Create a Flow to Auto-Populate the Parent Field 

1. Go to Setup > Flow

2. Click New Flow

3. Choose Record-Triggered Flow and click Create

4. Configure Start Element

5. In the Start element, configure the following:Object: Event

6. Trigger the Flow When: A record is created

7. Set Entry Conditions:Field: IsChild

8. Operator: Equals

Value: False

9. Optimize the Flow for: Actions and Related Records

10. Select Done

11. Select the + icon to add an element > Update triggering record

12. Enter the label Update Parent Field and select Done

13. Configure the following settings:How to Find Records to Update and Set Their Values: Use the event record that triggered the flow

Set Filter Conditions: None- Always Update Record

Set Field Values for the Records:Field: Parent__c

Value: Equals https://ap5.lightning.force.com/{!$Record.Id}

(Note: Replace "https://ap5.lightning.force.com/" with the home link to your Production organization.)

14. Click Done

15. Save and Activate Flow

16. Click Save

17. Enter the Flow Label as Populate Parent Field with Event URL (the Flow API Name will auto-populate)

18. Click Save

19 Select Activate

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