How to change the relate field values to use a custom field

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I created a relate field in my custom module to pick a Contacts item:

The value from the Contacts module display: First_name Last_Name

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Only in this case, I need to display the value of a custom fields from the Contacts module.

How can I do that? changing the vardefs? logic hook?

2

Create a new file at custom/Extension/application/Ext/Language/en_us.relatefields.php with the entries for the relate fields.
example

$app_list_strings['parent_type_display']['Receipts'] = 'Receipts';

Quick Repair & Rebuild

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3

I can’t changed in the global extension because I have more then one relate fields from the Contacts module and it’s only in this case that I need to display another value.

Also, the value that I need to display in my relate field is a custom field saved in contacts_cstm table.

4

I think you may have to add a new field with a property ‘rname’ => ‘custom_field_name’, ‘module’=>‘Contacts’ in custom/Extension/modules/YourModule/Ext/Vardefs/fieldrelate.php file.

Add this field in detailviewdefs.php at custom/modules/YourModule/metadata/detailviewdefs.php in the panel row where you want to display.

Quick Repair & Rebuild.

5

Do you have an example of what I need to put into the

I saw that it was possible to do it in the doc, but there was no example

Do I put only this?

<?php
$dictionary["DestinationModule"]["fields"]["fieldrelate"]['module'] = 'Contacts';
$dictionary["DestinationModule"]["fields"]["fieldrelate"]['rname'] = 'contactsCustomField_c';
?>

Or I need to put something like:

<?php
$dictionary["DestinationModule"]["fields"]["fieldrelate"] = array (
    'name' => 'fieldrelate',
    'type' => 'relate',
    'source' => 'non-db',
    'module' => 'Contacts',
    'rname' => 'contactsCustomField_c',
    'comment' => 'Related field from Module Contacts',
    other fields need??
);
?>
6

In the custom/Extension/modules/YourModule/Ext/Vardefs/fieldrelate.php file, you need to put the below:

<?php
$dictionary["DestinationModule"]["fields"]["fieldrelate"]['module'] = 'Contacts';
$dictionary["DestinationModule"]["fields"]["fieldrelate"]['rname'] = 'contactsCustomField_c';
?>
7

Maybe it missing something, because now I have undefined instead of displaying the default firstName lastName:

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Here what I have:

  • In the Contacts module, I created the custom field

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  • In the new module, I created the relate field

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  • I created a new file as discussed in this post: custom/Extension/modules/newModule/Ext/Vardefs/employeur3_c.php

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8

Can you check if the following works?

Add the following entry

$dictionary["DestinationModule"]["fields"]["fieldrelate"]['id_name'] = 'contact_id';
9

Ok, it’s better with contact_id, but probably missing other infos.

Not working:

  • If I write in the field, the drop down is empty

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  • After a second, my “Em” switch to undefined
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Working

  • If I use the arrow to search, I can find my item and selected it
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Not working

  • but when I’m saving the data, my selected item disappeared
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10

Please refer this, it may help.