CreateClaim(CreateClaimInput)

API Version

65.0

Requires Chatter

No

Signature

public static ConnectApi.CreateClaimOutputRepresentation CreateClaim(ConnectApi.ClaimInputRepresentation CreateClaimInput)

Parameters

CreateClaimInput

Type: ConnectApi.ClaimInputRepresentation

Details to create a claim.

Return Value

Type: ConnectApi.CreateClaimOutputRepresentation

Example

Use this Apex example to create a new insurance claim by using the Create Claim API. This example shows how to create a ClaimInputRepresentation with claim details, participants, and items, and then invoke the Connect API method ConnectApi.ClaimFamily.CreateClaim() to submit the claim.

Class Definition

This Apex sample shows how to use the Create Claim API from the Connect API namespace to create an insurance claim record. The example includes building nested input structures for claim details, participants, claim items, and related objects.

1
2public with sharing class CreateClaimCallable implements System.Callable {
3    
4    public Object call(String action, Map<String, Object> args) {
5        // Retrieve the input and output maps from the arguments
6        Map<String, Object> inputMap = (Map<String, Object>) args.get('input');
7        Map<String, Object> outputMap = (Map<String, Object>) args.get('output');
8        
9        // Check the action type
10        if (action == 'createClaim') {
11            // Retrieve the claim input data from the input map
12            ConnectApi.ClaimInputRepresentation claimInput = (ConnectApi.ClaimInputRepresentation) inputMap.get('claimInput');
13            System.debug('Start of connect API call to create claim');
14            
15            // Initialize the claim output representation
16            ConnectApi.CreateClaimOutputRepresentation claimData;
17            
18            // Call the Connect API to create the claim
19            try {
20                claimData = ConnectApi.ClaimFamily.createClaim(claimInput);
21                System.debug('Claim created successfully: ' + claimData);
22                
23                // Put the claim data in the output map
24                outputMap.put('claimData', claimData);
25            }
26            catch (Exception e) {
27                System.debug('Error while creating claim: ' + e.getMessage());
28                outputMap.put('error', e.getMessage());
29            }
30            
31            // Return the claim data
32            return claimData;
33        }
34        
35        // If the action is not recognized, return null
36        return null;
37    }
38}

Usage Example

Use the CreateClaimCallable class to invoke the createClaim action and submit a new claim.

1CreateClaimCallable callable = new CreateClaimCallable();
2
3// Prepare the input arguments
4Map<String, Object> input = new Map<String, Object>();
5
6// Create and populate the ClaimInputRepresentation object
7ConnectApi.ClaimInputRepresentation claimInput = new ConnectApi.ClaimInputRepresentation();
8
9// Set basic claim fields
10claimInput.name = 'Claim-Demo-Test-apex-1';
11claimInput.claimType = 'Auto';
12claimInput.lossDate = DateTime.now();
13claimInput.productCode = 'AutoClaimRoot';
14claimInput.claimReasonType = 'Accident';
15claimInput.claimReason= 'Damage';
16claimInput.lossType = 'Partial Loss';
17claimInput.insurancePolicyId = '0YTxx000000000iGAA';
18claimInput.accountId = '001xx000003GYiEAAW';
19
20// Set additional fields
21Map<String, Object> additionalFields = new Map<String, Object>();
22additionalFields.put('Severity', 'High');
23claimInput.additionalFields = additionalFields;
24
25// Set claim items
26List<ConnectApi.ClaimItemInputRepresentation> itemList = new List<ConnectApi.ClaimItemInputRepresentation>();
27
28// Create first item
29ConnectApi.ClaimItemInputRepresentation item1 = new ConnectApi.ClaimItemInputRepresentation();
30item1.name = 'item1';
31item1.category = 'Involved Injury';
32item1.productCode = 'InvolvedInjury';
33item1.instanceKey = 'item1';
34item1.insuredItemId = '0YWxx00000000NbGAI';
35item1.insurancePolicyCoverageId = '0cYxx0000000125EAA';
36item1.participantInstanceKey = 'par1';
37
38// Set item attributes
39List<ConnectApi.ClaimAttributeInputRepresentation> item1AttrList = new List<ConnectApi.ClaimAttributeInputRepresentation>();
40
41ConnectApi.ClaimAttributeInputRepresentation genderAttr = new ConnectApi.ClaimAttributeInputRepresentation();
42genderAttr.apiName = 'Gender';
43genderAttr.value = 'Female';
44item1AttrList.add(genderAttr);
45
46item1.attributes = item1AttrList;
47
48// Set item additional fields
49Map<String, Object> item1AdditionalFields = new Map<String, Object>();
50    item1AdditionalFields.put('Description', 'test');
51item1.additionalFields = item1AdditionalFields;
52
53// Set item related objects
54List<ConnectApi.ClaimRelatedObjectInputRepresentation> relatedObjList = new List<ConnectApi.ClaimRelatedObjectInputRepresentation>();
55
56ConnectApi.ClaimRelatedObjectInputRepresentation accountRel = new ConnectApi.ClaimRelatedObjectInputRepresentation();
57accountRel.recordId = '001xx000003GYiBAAW';
58accountRel.recordObjName = 'Account';
59relatedObjList.add(accountRel);
60
61item1.relatedObjects = relatedObjList;
62
63itemList.add(item1);
64claimInput.items = itemList;
65
66// Set claim participants
67List<ConnectApi.ClaimParticipantInputRepresentation> participantList = new List<ConnectApi.ClaimParticipantInputRepresentation>();
68
69// Create first participant
70ConnectApi.ClaimParticipantInputRepresentation participant1 = new ConnectApi.ClaimParticipantInputRepresentation();
71participant1.instanceKey = 'par1';
72participant1.accountId = '001xx000003GYiEAAW';
73participant1.contactId = '003xx000004WhFwAAK';
74participant1.insurancePolicyParticipantId = '0aoxx00000000SQAAY';
75participant1.isInjured = 'true';
76participant1.roles = new List<String>{'Claimant', 'Involved Driver'};
77
78participantList.add(participant1);
79
80// Create second participant
81ConnectApi.ClaimParticipantInputRepresentation participant2 = new ConnectApi.ClaimParticipantInputRepresentation();
82participant2.instanceKey = 'par2';
83participant2.contactId = '003xx000004WhFwAAK';
84participant2.isInjured = 'true';
85participant2.roles = new List<String>{'Claimant', 'Involved Driver'};
86
87participantList.add(participant2);
88claimInput.participants = participantList;
89
90
91// Add the claimInput to the input map
92input.put('claimInput', claimInput);
93
94// Prepare the output map
95Map<String, Object> output = new Map<String, Object>();
96
97// Prepare the args map
98Map<String, Object> args = new Map<String, Object>();
99args.put('input', input);
100args.put('output', output);
101
102// Call the 'createClaim' action
103Object result = callable.call('createClaim', args);
104
105// Retrieve the claim data from the result
106ConnectApi.CreateClaimOutputRepresentation claimData = (ConnectApi.CreateClaimOutputRepresentation) result;
107
108// Output the claim data to the debug log
109System.debug('Claim Data: ' + JSON.serializePretty(claimData));
110
111// Check for errors in the output map
112if (output.containsKey('error')) {
113    System.debug('Error: ' + output.get('error'));
114}