How to disable opp creation on lead conversion?

Question

I found a thread on the SFsupport site showing how to replace the CONVERT button on leads to bypass the default opp creation upon lead to contact conversion.  BUT my question is this: Will that also forego opp creation upon lead conversion from Marketo? In other words, I have a smart campaign with a lead conversion step. When I applied that step last week, SF created opps for all those leads, which I do not want. If I replace the CONVERT button in SF with a custom button that doesn't create an opp upon lead conversion, will that also work when Marketo converts leads to contacts? If not, how do I use the Marketo lead to contact convert step without automatically creating opps?

Justin_Norris1 · Answer

Steven Toole​, the way I have gotten around this in the past is to use some Apex code in SFDC to convert the lead without creating an opportunity. Create a custom checkbox field in SFDC called "Convert Lead without Opportunity" or something similar. Use this field as the trigger in your Apex.This way, instead of using a "Convert Lead" flow step you simply use a "Change Data Value" flow step, change that field to true, and your Apex trigger does the rest.  I'd share the code with you but it was at a former company and it's not mine to share. Message me and I can give you some more details though.

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