Possible to pull value from module?

[p_unterberg]

Hi,

I have a custom contacts subpanel on the accounts page that has a button.
When you click the button, I am able to use the $layout_def['fields'][<field name>] to get the value of that field
for the contact record and pass it to a URL that opens.

For example, I can pass the Contact's first and last name.


However, I wanted to get a field value from the account record that's displayed in the account section. For example, I have a field call account_code_c.

Is there a similar mechanism to the $layout_def that I can use to read the account?

[kbrill]

Not enough here to really tell what you are doing, will need some screenshots or maybe some code to really see what you are talking about.

[datasponge]

Hi p_unterberg,

I create a link on Accounts Detail View using custom code in detailviewdefs.php.

In my case, I pass the Account ID in the Get String of the URL for a link and display the link next to the Account Name in Detail View. I don't use a button.

Just add a customCode line to custom/modules/Accounts/metadata/detailviewdefs.php like the one in the code below:

     'panels' => 
    array (
      'default' => 
      array (
        0 => 
        array (
          0 => 
          array (
            'name' => 'name',
            'label' => 'LBL_NAME',
            'customCode' => '{$fields.name.value} &nbsp;<a href="http://192.168.254.7/sugaracctinfo.php?AcctID={$fields.id.value}" target="_blank"><small>Zoom</small></a>',
          ), 
  

Notice that you can reference the $fields array element in braces {$fields.name.value} to extract the desired field value. Note that I also display the name itself first using '{$fields.name.value}') so that the custom code does not replace the actual name field itself, but appears after it.

Phil