Problem with Logic Hook trying to copy User object from related module field

[angeloio]

Warm Greetings to everyone. My first post here as I am starting to Hesitantly write code for the system.

I am trying to create a logic hook but does not seem to work.

What I am trying to do is copy a User object from a parent module (Contacts) to the current module (Notes) in a custom field.
What I have done:

1. I have created a custom field of RELATE type (to USER module) in NOTES (in order to hold the USER object) - I am not sure if such logic is correct The name of the custom field is Field Name: contact_created_by_c

2. Then created the two files for the Logic Hook:
   custom/modules/Notes/Logic_Hooks.php:

<?php
$hook_version=1;
$hook_array=Array();
$hook_array['before_save'] = Array();
$hook_array['before_save'][] = Array(1, 'copyContactCreatedBy', 'custom/modules/Notes/notes_hook.php', 'logic_hooks_class', 'before_save_method');
?>

custom/modules/Notes/notes_hook.php:

<?php
if (!defined('sugarEntry') || !sugerEntry) die('Not A Valid Entry Point');

class logic_hooks_class {

        function before_save_method($bean, $event, $arguments) {

                if ($bean->load_relationship('contacts'))
                {
                        $relatedBeans = $bean->contacts->getBeans();
                        $parentBean = false;
                        if (!empty($relatedBeans))
                        {
                                reset($relatedBeans);
                                $parentBean = current($relatedBeans);

                                $bean->contact_created_by_c = $parentBean->contacts_created_by;

                        }

                }


        }

}

?>

Any Ideas ?
Many thank to everyone in advance

Kind Regards

[Matt]

you need to set the id field of your relate filed with the id field of the relate in contact in this case would be “created_by”

“contacts_created_by” is the relationship name

[angeloio]

Thank you Matt for your prompt reply.

I apologize - I am new to coding with SuiteCRM and there are some things I don’t quite understand yet.
So please bear with me

I did some tests and there are a couple of things I would like to ask in the code above. They may enlighten other users as well.

1. First Question. Please see comment below

class logic_hooks_class {

        function before_save_method($bean, $event, $arguments) {

                if ($bean->load_relationship('contacts'))
                {

[b]//FOR SOME STRANGE REASON THE ABOVE IF IS FALSE AND THE SYSTEM NEVER REACHES THIS. ANY IDEAS WHY ???[/b]

2. Second Question. Please see comments below
Since I could not make the above work, I tried a different route:

class logic_hooks_class {

        function before_save_method($bean, $event, $arguments) {

$contactbean = BeanFactory::getBean('Contacts',$bean->contact_id);
$bean->contact_created_by_c = $contactbean->created_by;     [b]// THIS DOES NOT WORK[/b]
$bean->created_by = $contactbean->created_by;    [b] // THIS DOES WORK[/b]

        }
}
?>

What I fail to understand is the kind of values a custom relate field is expected to have. Even though it links a USER object like the created_by field does, it does not seem to accept the same values.

Additioanlly what TYPE of custom field should I create in order to keep the created_by values ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Any suggestions for further reading on this would also be greatly welcomed.

So many thanks for your time

[apoonawa]

Hey guys,

Im actually stuck at the same step. Would appreciate some help.
I have a before save logic hook and the code I have written is fairly simple, but doesnt work. No errors so no idea how to debug.

What I am trying to do:
I have a Relate field in my Contacts module which allows me to pick an acccount (facility_assigned_c). On save, I would like to look up the address of the account (Accounts module field: facility_address_c) and copy it over to the Contact (Contacts module: facility_address_c)

I created a before save logic hook in the contacts module.
The code is below:
class Prepaymentt2
{
function AdvancePayment2(&$focus, $event)
{
$facility = BeanFactory::getBean(‘Accounts’, $focus->facility_assigned_c); //getBean does not return an account
//get Address from facility
if ($facility != null) //returns null
{
$focus->facility_address_c = $facility->facility_address_c; //This statement is never executed as $facility returns null
}
}
}

[angeloio]

Hello there…

The way you are trying to achieve this is not correct. Also I did not really understood your setup.

First of all I don’t know if you are using a true RELATE field. If you do…DON’T. I was not able to debug it but it does not seem to work like the relationships do.
Instead of using a relate field, create a true custom relationship (if you were using a relate field the relationship will be 1-1

Then Try the following:

class Prepaymentt2
{
function AdvancePayment2($bean, $event, $arguments) //All variables are passed by reference now so no need to do &$focus. Also use $bean
{
$accountbean = BeanFactory::getBean('Accounts',$bean->account_id); // This the account bean related to this one

//...then check what you want in its fields...like  $accountbean->billingaddress == "whatever"

To copy the relationship (WHY do you want to do that ? Isn't the two objects already related ???? try

$bean->load_relationship
and then
$bean->RELATIONSHIP_TABLE->add()

}
}

Hope I helped…