Related Fields / How do I change whats Displayed?

[paulakg4]

Im using all custom fields and having some problems.

I created the field called 'Purchased By' and relate it to my client module.
In my client module I dont use the field 'Name' but a custom field called 'Full Name'

So the problem is when I select the Client from the list it pulls an empty field into the related Purchased By field.

Is it possible to define the field that is shown in the related field?

Thanks in advance.

[salesagility]

Yes, but you'd have to hack the code. There's no way to do this using Studio.

[paulakg4]

Here is the vardef entry for the Field:

'sponsored_by' =>
array (
'required' => false,
'source' => 'non-db',
'name' => 'sponsored_by',
'vname' => 'LBL_SPONSORED_BY',
'type' => 'relate',
'massupdate' => 0,
'comments' => '',
'help' => '',
'importable' => 'true',
'duplicate_merge' => 'disabled',
'duplicate_merge_dom_value' => '0',
'audited' => 0,
'reportable' => 0,
'len' => '255',
'id_name' => 'aac00_person__id_c',
'ext2' => 'AAC00_Person_',
'module' => 'AAC00_Person_',
'quicksearch' => 'enabled',
'studio' => 'visible',

I would like for the field Sponsored_By to pull the full_name field from the Person_ module

Im no programmer but I can usually figure these things out, from what ive read I think I change the id_name field? Is this correct?

[salesagility]

Enhanced Studio in the SugarForge may help you:

http://www.sugarforge.org/projects/enhancedstudio/

[andopes]

Hi Paula

I believe the easiest approach is to implement the method save into class of your client module (is that a custom one?), if not implement a logic_hook before_save. This method save should copy the content of fullname into name itself.

Regards

[paulakg4]

Awesome, exactly what I was looking for!!
Thanks for the link, EnhancedSudio answers a ton of questions I havent gotten around to asking yet.