Custom Module EditViewDef.php Difference

💬 General Discussion
1

Hi there,

I’ve been doing some tweaking on SuiteCRM and came across this particular difference in code between different modules.

Query 1: What is the difference, if any between the below codes?
Query 2: Would there be any impact if I were to make Code 2 = Code 1?

Code 1 => Contact Module, EditViewDef.php in custom/modules/Contacts/metadata/

  'LBL_PANEL_ASSIGNMENT' => 
  array (
    0 => 
    array (
      0 => 
      array (
        'name' => 'assigned_user_name',
        'label' => 'LBL_ASSIGNED_TO_NAME',
      ),
    ),
  ),

Code 2 => Tasks Module, EditViewDef.php in custom/modules/Tasks/metadata/

  'LBL_PANEL_ASSIGNMENT' => 
  array (
    0 => 
    array (
      0 => 'assigned_user_name',
    ),
  ),

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Calvin

2

Hi Calvin,

These are pretty much equivalent. The only difference is that the more verbose one is explicitly setting a label. Provided that the module you are changing has this label (in this case Tasks has a label ‘LBL_ASSIGNED_TO_NAME’) then it’s fine to change these. However if the views are working as you expect it’s fine to leave it alone also.

Thanks,
Jim

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3

Hi Jim,

Thanks for explaining. I tried to append the following code to the Tasks module yet it doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do. Works well if I append it into the Contact module after the label, so I’m not sure why?

			
			'displayParams' => array( 
			  'hideButtons' => true, 
			),

Calvin

4

Hi Calvin, The following should work.


'LBL_PANEL_ASSIGNMENT' => 
      array (
        0 => 
        array (
          0 => 
          array (
            'name' => 'assigned_user_name',
            'label' => 'LBL_ASSIGNED_TO_NAME',
            'displayParams' => array( 
		'hideButtons' => true, 
	     ), 
          ),
        ),
      ),

What is it that you are trying to achieve and what do you see instead?

5

Hi Jim,

I’m basically hiding the Select & Clear buttons for Assigned To. Tried what you suggested earlier and still couldn’t hide them.

So far this doesn’t work for Projects and Events modules. (EditViewDef.php)

Calvin

6

Hi Calvin,

Tested this and was receiving the same results. This was because the arrays were missing one level so the displayParams weren’t getting picked up. Try the following (commented for clarity):


	  'LBL_PANEL_ASSIGNMENT' => array(//Start panel
	        array(//Start row
                    array(//Start assigned user item
		        'name'=>'assigned_user_name',
                        'label' => 'LBL_ASSIGNED_TO',
                        'displayParams' => array(
                            'hideButtons' => true,
                        ),
                ),
                array(),//Extra row item so that assigned user input sits nicely
            )
	  ),

Hope this helps,
Jim

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7

Hi Jim,

Perfect. :cheer:

Thanks a ton for the coding help.

Calvin