Troubleshooting dynamic dropdowns in SugarCRM 6.5 - php

Question

I had asked a question here a while back about setting up database populated dropdowns for SugarCRM. I received a really good answer and, after more php studies and a dev instance running, I decided to give it a shot. The instructions I followed can be found here. After I run the repair and rebuild, I would expect to see the custom field in my Fields list under the module in studio, but have not been able to find it. The module is named Makers (a1_makers as a database table). For good orders sake, there were no errors when I repaired/rebuilt after saving the files. Per the instructions, I first created a php file with a custom function to query the database (custom/Extension/application/Ext/Utils/getMakers.php):
<?php
function getMakers() {
static $makers = null;
if (!$makers){
global $db;
$query = "SELECT id, name FROM a1_maker";
$result = $db->query($query, false);
$accounts = array();
$accounts[''] = '';
while (($row = $db->fetchByAssoc($result)) !=null) {
$accounts[$row['id']] = $row['name'];
}
}
return $makers;
}
?>
Then, I set 'function' field in Vardefs to point to the function (custom/Extension/modules/Maker/Ext/Vardefs/makers_template.php):
<?php
$dictionary['Maker']['fields']['list_of_makers'] = array (
'name' => 'list_of_makers',
'vname' => 'LBL_MKRLST'
'function' => 'getMakers',
'type' => 'enum',
'len' => '100',
'comment' => 'List of makers populated from the database',
);
?>
Unfortunately, there are no errors and the repair/rebuild runs fine. I am just unable to see the custom field when I go into studio. Can anyone please help point out what I may be doing wrong?

Answer 1

I would recommend checking existence of newly created field 'list_of_makers' in cache/modules/Maker/Makervardefs.php file. If new field definition exists in that file, try add 'studio' => 'visible' to custom/Extension/modules/Maker/Ext/Vardefs/makers_template.php to get something like this:
<?php
$dictionary['Maker']['fields']['list_of_makers'] = array (
'name' => 'list_of_makers',
'vname' => 'LBL_MKRLST'
'function' => 'getMakers',
'type' => 'enum',
'studio' => 'visible'
'len' => '100',
'comment' => 'List of makers populated from the database',
);
Try to edit your custom/modules/Maker/metadata/editviewdefs.php manually and insert field definition by hand in proper place if everything above won't work.

Answer 2

$dictionary['Maker']['fields']['list_of_makers'] = array (
'name' => 'list_of_makers',
'vname' => 'LBL_MKRLST'
'function' => 'getMakers',
'type' => 'enum',
'studio' => 'visible'
'len' => '100',
'comment' => 'List of makers populated from the database',
'studio' => array(
'listview' => true,
'detailview' => true,
'editview' => true
),
);