Create "Auto Entry" field as Concatenated result of two other fields

💬 General Discussion
1

I have created a Custom Module called Assets. In this module it ties the ownership of a product to a customer.

It Captures
Account
Product
Serial Number.

I would lik eto create a 4th field that is not user editable and on save creates an entrey which is teh Concatenated result of Product & Serial number.

I am assuming i will need to use a Logic Hook - does anyone else have a better idea or a suggestion of how to structure the Logic Hook?

2

Hello,
Yes you need to use before_save logic hook, something like


$bean->field_name = $bean->fieldOne.“-".$bean->fieldTwo;

Take a look here for more info about logic hook

3

I have done as follows, but nothing is saving - any ideas?

Logic Hook - you may recognise one :-0

<?php $hook_version = 1; $hook_array = Array(); $hook_array['process_record'][] = Array(1, 'Check Dup','custom/modules/Ass3D_AssetManagement/checkDup.php','checkDupC', 'checkDupF'); $hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(1, 'createName','custom/modules/Ass3D_AssetManagement/createName.php','createNameC','createNameF'); ?>

createName.php

<?php class createNameC{ function createNameF($bean, $event, $arguments){ // Here set the name to the Account + Serial Number, taking into account that either of them may not be set. $bean->name = trim(trim(trim($Account. ' / ' .$serial_number), '/')); } } ?>
4

Hello

Your logic hook name is missing in $hook_array array.

it should be something like $hook_array[’<LOGIC_HOOK_NAME>’]

5

I just cleaned my code up and it now works perfectly and looks like this, the point is to create a unique name for a record in a Custom Module - where the name consists of a Machine Serial Number and the Account Name.

createName.php

<?php class createNameC{ function createNameF($bean, $event, $arguments){ // Here set the name to the Account + Serial Number, $bean->name = trim(trim($bean->ass3d_assetmanagement_accounts_name. " - " .$bean->serial_number)); } } ?>

logicHooks.php

<?php $hook_version = 1; $hook_array = Array(); $hook_array['process_record'] = Array(); $hook_array['process_record'][] = Array(1, 'Check Dup','custom/modules/Ass3D_AssetManagement/checkDup.php','checkDupC', 'checkDupF'); $hook_array['before_save'] = Array(); $hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(1, 'createName','custom/modules/Ass3D_AssetManagement/createName.php','createNameC','createNameF'); ?>