New Module not appearing in Relate Field dropdown

[avadtechnologies]

We created a new module called Vendors because we wanted to seperate our Customer Accounts from our Vendor accounts completely and have a different layout for each.

We want the ability to link a contact to a vendor.

Currently we can add contacts to a vendor using the sub panel. But when we add a contact there is no field like the "account" field to link it to a vendor.

I have tried adding a relate field in the contacts module however the only options I can choose are the default ones. My vendors module does not appear in the list. I have done a repair relationships in the admin and created the relationship in the Vendors module to accounts.

Is there any way to accomplish this?

[Superman]

After you've added modifications to vardefs.php file of Contacts module you should run Repair Database, so that it could create field in contacts table 'vendor_id' (if you've indicated it so).

[avadtechnologies]

Do I have to manually add changes to the file itself or is that done through creating relationships in the module builder?

Thanks for advice I will dig around and see if I can figure it out.

** Edit **

I added the following to the vardefs file for contacts. I then repaired the database which completed with no errors, however I can not see the new field anywhere. Also, Vendors is still not a selectable option when I try to create a relate type field. I am not sure if I entered in the correct information or not either; code is usually interpreted as martian by me.

     'vendors_id' =>
        array (
            'name' => 'vendors_id',
            'rname' => 'id',
            'id_name' => 'vendor_id',
            'vname' => 'LBL_VENDOR_ID',
            'type' => 'relate',
            'table' => 'vend1_ven_accounts',
            'isnull' => 'true',
            'module' => 'Vendors',
            'dbType' => 'id',
            'reportable'=>false,
            'source' => 'non-db',
            'massupdate' => false,
            'duplicate_merge'=> 'disabled',
            'hideacl'=>true,
 
        ), 
  

[Superman]

so you are talking actually about that you've tried to add Relate Field in Contacts module via Studio?

[avadtechnologies]

Yes. In the contacts module there is a relate field for Accounts. When you select it pulls up possible accounts to "match" the contact up with.

I want a similair field you can select to link it to a "Vendor".

I created the vendor module in 5.0 using module builder and selected account for the type. I also created a relationship in the module builder to Contacts. I can add contacts to the vendor via sub panel in the vendors module.

When I use studio to add a custom field to the "contacts" module, and select "relate" as the type. It gives me the option of choosing any of the default modules. However the custom module I built and deployed does not appear in that list.

[avadtechnologies]

Here is an image showing exactly where and what I am trying to add and the problem I am having. Vendors is not listed in the modules drop down list. Go go MS Paint skills.

[Superman]

You need to add manually Vendors module in that dropdown list.
But please, do not ask what is the name of that dropdown, i do not know
Find it yourself.

[jspencer]

I think the dropdown in question is 'parent_type_display', but just adding an entry for my module didn't fully work. It showed up in the related to box, but hitting select just brought up a blank white popup (where the default modules normally show a list of their items).

I have a post on this in another thread but so far nobody has answered it...