Module Builder: Adding a relationship adds a blank field to the edit layout options?

[mtudor]

Hi guys,

A weird one this - when adding a relationship between two modules in the module builder, the end of the relationship which has the "one" (of the one-to-one, one-to-many) appears in the "edit layout" sections of the module builder as an empty box (screenshot attached).

My guess is that this is because you don't set a label on the "one" side of a relationship so Sugar has nothing to display. This is unfortunate, though, because with multiple relationship fields on the same layout it become difficult to distinguish which is which. Also, if you drag the field off the layout it disappears forever!

Anyone have any ideas why this is, and whether there is a way to fix it?

Many thanks,

Mark.

[gregm]

I Had this problem

Found the answer on this blog
http://www.jejik.com/articles/2008/1..._sugarcrm_5_1/

[mtudor]

Thanks Greg,

I've actually been on that blog before, but had missed that article. Thanks for pointing it out for me.

To summarise for anyone who looks at this post - in case the article disappears:

The solution is to find the field in question in editviewdefs.php and add a "label" key... e.g.

custom/modulebuilder/packages/ComputerShop/modules/Applications/languages/en_us.lang.php
// Beginning of file snipped
...
'LBL_ACTIVITIES_SUBPANEL_TITLE' => 'Activities',
'LBL_SHOP_APPLICATIONS_SUBPANEL_TITLE' => 'Applications',
'LBL_NEW_FORM_TITLE' => 'New Applications',
'LBL_COMPUTER' => 'Computer', // New label
);

custom/modulebuilder/packages/ComputerShop/modules/Applications/metadata/editviewdefs.php
...
1 =>
array (
'name' => 'shop_computers_shop_applications_name',
'label' => 'LBL_COMPUTER', // New label
),
...


I notice that there are several other useful articles on there for anyone who is interested (i.e. Sugar and SVN).

Cheers,

Mark.