I am new to modx revo and trying to add extra fields in user creation from backend. Which file should i check out for customization. I added the custom field in backend with this code on modx.panel.user.js file.
{
id: 'modx-user-companyname'
,name: 'company_name'
,fieldLabel: _('company_name')
,xtype: 'textfield'
,anchor: '100%'
,maxLength: 255
}
I created custom column named company_name in database table modx_users but I don't know how to save it on database. Any ideas?
Editing the core code of modx is considered a bad idea.
Really you have two options if you want to add extra properties to users...
Firstly you could take advantage of modUser extended field which allows you to store extra properties for the user and are stored as JSON. This is available in the default ui in the manager.
See Understanding MODX Extended User Fields and JSON
Secondly, you could extend modUser. This would give you full control over the user model and could then add additional related entities. From then, you might be able to alter the user form in the manager with form customisation or write a plugin to alter view.
See Extending modUser
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Is it possible to add a custom field to modx_site_content? What I'm trying to accomplish, is to add a field t_id. I've already added this in the database. However, when I save it using: $object->save(); nothing is saved for that field, it just comes up as Null.
The version I'm using is: MODX Revolution 2.2.4-pl (June 14, 2012)
Actually - I've answered that question before. You want to create a separate table and schema.
modx evolution external database
however - it looks like you want to add a field so that you can call it as part of the page/template in modx? You may have to write a plugin to extract that data at the same time as the resource.
I know this is an old topic, but now the ClassExtender extra will create the additional table for you based on your schema, add the additional fields to the Create/Edit Resource panel with a plugin, and save those field values to the table in the DB when the Resource is saved in the Manager. This can save a lot of time and trouble.
If you can wait, a new version that works in MODX 3 should be released soon.
What I need
I have a custom Entity with that with multiple fields. Admin Role has "god" access. All other roles except for one have read only. The one non admin role with update access, should only be able to update a single field.
What I believe to be true
I believe I have three main options to implement this requirement:
Enable Update Access to the role for that entity then write Javascript to disable all fields on the form for that role, except for the one that I want that role to be able to edit
Enable Update Access to the role for that entity then create a new form that disables all fields on the form for that role, except for the one that I want that role to be able to edit.
Enable Update Access to the role for that entity then turn on field security for each field, disabling access using the field security, for each field except for the one I want them to edit.
What's the Best Practice?
What options should I choose?
If I go with options 1 or 2, will the user be able to edit the field on the bulk edit form?
From a user perspective, I think it's confusing when a form opens up with things enabled, then they get locked down. Plus someone could possibly get data in there before the fields get locked. I'd say you'd have to combine this with a plugin to prevent changing fields you don't want changed.
I like this option better, although again, the field can be unlocked if someone knows what they're doing, so a plugin to double check would be nice.
This would avoid having to double check in a plugin, but you also have to rely on the admin correctly setting up security for new fields going forward. If that's not a concern, this might be best.
Bulk edit is a global privilege, so they'd have bulk edit for all entities. Also, the bulk edit form does not load scripts, so that knocks out option 1. I'd say if it's just this one field, I might leave the privilege locked down and provide my own Bulk edit button on the grid that would show a custom page that just has that one field on it, then handle the updates though script.
2 is most likely best, or as an alternative put the fields in the header or footer rather than as read-only fields on the form.
This also means the fields won't be available to bulk edit, but other methods such as data import or workflows would let users get round this if they know how and have rights to do such things.
3 Field Security is the most robust and works for all scenarios
Possible option 4: create another entity to contain those fields and apply different security to that entity. If created as a child, show the record in a grid on the form with the values included in the view. If it is a parent then you could use methods such as showing the values via an HTML webresource page included on the form.
1.) I had an implementation for user registration for which I needed to make two extra tables and used "users" table as well(I've made a custom module for this purpose). I've collected the information while user is registering and put them in appropriate tables. Now I need to provide user with an interface where he can update his profile(this includes tables which I mentioned above).
2.) Further more, I need to make filters that admin can see the list of users e.g. who have salary more than $10,000. I need to provide two predefined filters and facility to make more filters for admin.
How can I do both of the above question? is there any module?
Thanks for your reply.
1) You could use hook_user "form" operation to add fields to the user account edit form. You could then use the "submit" operation to write any changes to the database.
2) I recommend using the Table Wizard module to expose the data to Views. Then use Views to do the reporting. That would give you the ability to easily add more filters later, as needed.
I have a list with the fields: Title, Client, Project, Description.
There is a view for analysts with the fields visible: Title, Project, Description.
All is fine so far as the analysts work with their views and not with the lists. But when they need to modify the records clicking on Edit, they see and able to modify the 'Client' field too.
How to prevent 'Client' field to be available for editing by the group? is there a way in WSS or I need to look for 3rd party list components?
All fields have a set of properties that determine their visibility in forms, such as "ShowInNewForm", "ShowInEditForm", and "ShowInDisplayForm". There's also some for the file dialog, the list settings page, and a few other places, but that's getting past it. Short answer, yes, you can make the field not show up in the edit form with WSS without needing any 3rd party components.
If you need a field that cannot be seen in the Edit Form by anyone (that is, no one should be able to have it in their form), then you need to modify "ShowInEditForm" to be true. This can't be modified directly through the SharePoint UI, but it is extremely simple using the object model.
If you need certain people to edit it at some point through the SharePoint UI, then you'll instead have to create a custom edit form. That's a bit more complex, so I'll hold off on providing that instruction unless you state you need to go down that route (or someone else passes by this answer and requests it). Nevertheless, it is fully possible with WSS 3.0.
EDIT
If you know already know how to insert inline C# code into an ASPX page, you can perform this very simply using SharePoint Designer. First, follow the instructions from this article, especially make sure you don't delete the default list form web part. Now, in the custom list form you added, make it include every field which anyone will be capable of editing. The last step is to make the form hide those fields for certain people. Let's default them to Visible=false, and flip this switch if the user is allowed them. You can do this either by checking if the current user is part of specified groups, or by checking if the user has a certain permission level only held by people of those groups. You'll basically write some code like the following, I'll use checking for a specified group as the example.
using (SPWeb web = this.Web)
{
SPUser currUser = web.CurrentUser;
string[] listOfGroups = { "Group1Name", "Group2Name", "Group3Name" };
foreach (string groupName in listOfGroups)
{
if (currUser.Groups.Contains(groupName))
{
//Repeat this for each Control, refer to them by their ID. For example, this is for a control with the ID txtTitle.
txtTitle.Visible = true;
}
}
}
If you don't know inline code, you'll have to write a custom ASPX page with a code-behind. Copy EditForm.aspx into a new file - you should do this after setting up a Custom List Form as per the article. You could also build a new ASPX page from scratch, but make sure you include all of the necessary Content placeholders for SharePoint pages. Now, the page currently inherits from Microsoft.SharePoint.WebPartPages.WebPartPage. We need to create custom code that inherits from that class, and change the page to inherit that new custom code instead. In the custom code, override one of the OnLoad or OnInit methods, and include your check for the user's permissions there as detailed earlier. Compile the code, deploy it to your SharePoint server, and it should be functional.
If you want to set fields hidden or display them in new form or edit form page of the list...
Go to the list settings.
In Advanced Settings, enable "Allow management of content types"
By doing so, you will get a List name Link on the List Setting Page.
Open the link and select the fields that you want to hide or uhide using add or remove option.
After saving this, again disable "Allow management of content types" in Advanced Setting...
Thats it :)))
I'm probably going about this the wrong way but...
I’ve added a field to the User Profile called profile_real_name which is required by the user. Is there a way to access the details in CCK?
For example in CCK when creating a new field I can access the user’s username with the ‘User reference’ Field type and setting the ‘Widget type’ to ‘Autocomplete text field’. Can I do the same with my real name field?
Many thanks
The problem is that Users are not a part of the node system and therefore fields cannot be mapped to Users using only Core code.
CCK doesn't have a way to manipulate and add fields to profile.
There is one solution to this: nodeprofile (Drupal 5). This module creates a node type for users, so each user effectively has one node that is associated with it. You can then add fields to this new content type and manipulate them how you wish.
There is also a module, content_profile, for Drupal 6 which does the same.