Relate field to 'Employees' module

Hi Andres Lopez

I've not had any response to this question and juts wondered if you had any ideas ?

I know you often have very good ones

Thanks

Neil

Employees module is, basically, a view for Users module.

You can follow the tips shared by Angel Magana (custom fields to be created on extended vardefs of your custom module).

After that follow these steps:

• Save the attached js file into custom/clients/base/fields/enum-api/
• Create an endpoint which fetchs list of users, even the inactive ones, take the attached php file as an example
• Add, into record view of your custom module, the id field you just created, as per Angels' blog, additionally place these two attributes into field definition:

'type' => 'enum-api',
'api' => 'Contacts/xportal_role_list/',

Replace the value of attribute api by the path of yours.

Run QRR, Rebuild JS Grouping Files and finally Clear Additional Cache. Clear browser cache and enjoy it.

Hi André Lopes

Thanks for your suggestion. I will have a look and let you know how I get on.

ps. I'm struggling to find the content under Angel Magana you refer to.

Thanks

Neil

Find the link.

Thanks André Lopes

Hi Andres Lopez

I've been away from this for a few weeks and now back on it. Must admit, still struggling a bit.

Managed to get the endpoint e-num piece working so that the field now surfaces a list of the employees when I am creating/editing the record. However, when I save the record, the chosen value does not get saved into the record, it remains empty.

Would welcome your advice.

Thanks

Here is my vardefs file (based on Angel blog)

Notes :

1. Commented out the original type => relate as type from your guidance is 'enum-api'
2. When I ran the QRR after adding this vardef file , was prompted to create field and this added field sym_employeenew_id_c to the module table in the SQL database
3. In Studio I see the field and its name shows as sym_employee_c with type Enum-api

This is the vardefs file

<?php

$dictionary["symfc_FCQuotas"]["fields"]["sym_employee_c"] = array (
'required' => false,
'source' => 'non-db',
'name' => 'sym_employee_c',
'vname' => 'Employee',
//'type' => 'relate',
'type' => 'enum-api',
'api' => 'Employees/employees_list/',
'massupdate' => 0,
'comments' => '',
'help' => '',
'importable' => 'true',
'duplicate_merge' => 'disabled',
'duplicate_merge_dom_value' => '0',
'audited' => false,
'reportable' => true,
'calculated' => false,
'len' => '255',
'size' => '20',
'id_name' => 'sym_employeenew_id_c',
'ext2' => 'Employees',
'module' => 'Employees',
'rname' => 'name',
'quicksearch' => 'enabled',
'studio' => 'visible',

);

$dictionary["symfc_FCQuotas"]["fields"]["sym_employeenew_id_c"] = array (
'required' => false,
'name' => 'sym_employeenew_id_c',
'vname' => '',
'type' => 'id',
'massupdate' => 0,
'comments' => '',
'help' => '',
'importable' => 'true',
'duplicate_merge' => 'disabled',
'duplicate_merge_dom_value' => 0,
'audited' => false,
'reportable' => true,
'calculated' => false,
'len' => 36,
'size' => '20',
);

?>

This is the api.php file which populates the DD list 

<?php
class symEmployeesApi extends SugarApi
{
public function registerApiRest()
{
return array(
'getEmployeeList' => array(
'reqType' => 'GET',
'path' => array('Employees', 'employees_list'),
'pathVars' => array(),
'method' => 'getEmployeeList',
'shortHelp' => 'Get a list employees for a dropdown field',
'longHelp' => '',
),
);
}

public function getEmployeeList($api, $args)
{
$list = array('' => $GLOBALS['app_strings']['LBL_NONE']);
$query = new SugarQuery();
$query->select(array('id', 'name'));
$query->from(BeanFactory::getBean('Employees'));
// $query->where()->equals('active', '1');
$query->orderBy('sym_reportname_c', 'ASC');
$results = $query->execute();

foreach($results as $item) $list[$item['id']] = $item['first_name'] . ' ' . $item['last_name'];
return $list;
}
}

This the the custom module table in SQL showing no data in the field

This is the field showing in Studio