Adding a field from another module to a layout

[romanowichm]

I am trying to add the billing_address_city and billing_address_state from the Accounts module to the Cases List layout view. Can some explain how to do this?

[salesagility]

You can't do this without some code customisation.

[andopes]

You need to:

1. Create these fields on extended vardefs for Cases module. These fields need to have the attribute 'source' => 'non-db';
2. Create a logic_hook process_record to fill in these fields the appropriate values;
3. Use the Studio to add these fields on ListView.

Regards

[romanowichm]

Are there any good tutorials on how to accomplish this?

[salesagility]

you should start with the developer guide here

[SteveDowe]

I came across this thread from my Google search.

I'm not sure which version of SugarCRM the question relates to, but in 5.5 I managed to achieve this as follows:

• Go to Admin
• Click Studio
• Select the module you want to add the field to
• Within Studio, click on Fields
• Add Field
• In Add Field form, select Drop Down
• In the Drop Down List option, select the relevant module's drop down list
• Add any other values as you see fit then click Save
• In Studio > Layouts, add the field to your edit, detail and listview layouts as required.

Hope that helps!

Steve
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