Remove Subpanels in 5.0 - There's gotta be a way

[AnalyticalAviation]

I have deployed older versions of sugar and was able to remove the subpanels by commenting out code. I have read that this is not possible in 5.0....Is that true? Surley we can find a way to display only the subpanel we are interested in. Any help is appriciated.

Thanks!

[Superman]

handling subpanels is in /{module}/metadata/subpaneldefs.php
if you remove this file, no subpanels will be shown

[AnalyticalAviation]

I guess I should qualify my question a little better. I would like to use some of the subpanels but not all. Can we edit this file to deselect (Comment out) or add code to select the subpanels to display?

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Okay - got it. The file was pretty spread out and I didn't scroll down far enough. I found everything I needed and I'm on track now. Thanks!

[cchufook]

Can you share with us what exactly you did?

[DragonflyMaster]

Can you share with us what exactly you did?

If you want to remove a subpanel from a module, open the subpaneldefs.php for that module.
For example, if you want to remove the bugs subpanel from accounts module, open this file:
sugar-root\modules\Accounts\metadata\subpaneldefs.php
scroll it until you find this:
'bugs' => array(
then remove or comment all this chunk of code:

'bugs' => array(
'order' => 100,
'sort_order' => 'desc',
'sort_by' => 'bug_number',
'module' => 'Bugs',
'subpanel_name' => 'default',
'get_subpanel_data' => 'bugs',
'add_subpanel_data' => 'bug_id',
'title_key' => 'LBL_BUGS_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
'top_buttons' => array(
array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopButtonQuickCreate'),
array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSelectButton', 'mode'=>'MultiSelect')
),
),

[bstonehill]

I tried that but when I comment out the code or even remove it I can no longer move the subpanels.

[DragonflyMaster]

I tried that but when I comment out the code or even remove it I can no longer move the subpanels.

Ok, let's try an upgrade-safer way.
Create a file, call it layoutdefs.ext.php and put this code in it:

 <?php
 unset($layout_defs['Accounts']['subpanel_setup']['activities']);
?>  

Substitute Accounts with the module you are in and activities with the subpanel you want to remove.
Place this file in custom/modules/Accounts/Ext/Layoutdefs
if it doesn't work, place it in custom/Extension/modules/Accounts/Ext/Layoutdefs.

[bstonehill]

Well, that did get rid of the subpanel, but I still encounter the same problem of not being able to move the subpanels. I still get the move pointer when I mouseover but it only highlights, won't move.

The layoutdefs.ext.php file already existed in the first location so I just added that line at the bottom, which caused the same problem. I tried creating the file in the second location but that had no effect whatsoever.

I can't see any reason that this should interfere with anything.

Unmodified Code:

$layout_defs['Accounts'] = array(
	// list of what Subpanels to show in the DetailView 
	'subpanel_setup' => array(

		'activities' => array(
			'order' => 10,
			'sort_order' => 'desc',
			'sort_by' => 'date_start',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_ACTIVITIES_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'type' => 'collection',
			'subpanel_name' => 'activities',   //this values is not associated with a physical file.
			'header_definition_from_subpanel'=> 'meetings',
			'module'=>'Activities',
			
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopCreateTaskButton'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopScheduleMeetingButton'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopScheduleCallButton'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopComposeEmailButton'),
			),	
					
			'collection_list' => array(	
				'meetings' => array(
					'module' => 'Meetings',
					'subpanel_name' => 'ForActivities',
					'get_subpanel_data' => 'meetings',
				),
				'tasks' => array(
					'module' => 'Tasks',
					'subpanel_name' => 'ForActivities',
					'get_subpanel_data' => 'tasks',
				),
				'calls' => array(
					'module' => 'Calls',
					'subpanel_name' => 'ForActivities',
					'get_subpanel_data' => 'calls',
				),	
			)			
		),
		'history' => array(
			'order' => 20,
			'sort_order' => 'desc',
			'sort_by' => 'date_modified',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_HISTORY_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'type' => 'collection',
			'subpanel_name' => 'history',   //this values is not associated with a physical file.
			'header_definition_from_subpanel'=> 'meetings',
			'module'=>'History',
			
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopCreateNoteButton'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopArchiveEmailButton'),
            	array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSummaryButton'),
			),	
					
			'collection_list' => array(	
				'meetings' => array(
					'module' => 'Meetings',
					'subpanel_name' => 'ForHistory',
					'get_subpanel_data' => 'meetings',
				),
				'tasks' => array(
					'module' => 'Tasks',
					'subpanel_name' => 'ForHistory',
					'get_subpanel_data' => 'tasks',
				),
				'calls' => array(
					'module' => 'Calls',
					'subpanel_name' => 'ForHistory',
					'get_subpanel_data' => 'calls',
				),	
				'notes' => array(
					'module' => 'Notes',
					'subpanel_name' => 'ForHistory',
					'get_subpanel_data' => 'notes',
				),	
				'emails' => array(
					'module' => 'Emails',
					'subpanel_name' => 'ForHistory',
					'get_subpanel_data' => 'emails',
				),	
				'linkedemails' => array(
	                'module' => 'Emails',
	                'subpanel_name' => 'ForUnlinkedEmailHistory',
	                'get_subpanel_data' => 'function:get_unlinked_email_query',
	                'generate_select'=>true,
	                'function_parameters' => array('return_as_array'=>'true'),
	    		),          
			)			
		),
		'contacts' => array(
			'order' => 30,
			'module' => 'Contacts',
			'sort_order' => 'asc',
			'sort_by' => 'last_name, first_name',
			'subpanel_name' => 'ForAccounts',
			'get_subpanel_data' => 'contacts',
			'add_subpanel_data' => 'contact_id',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_CONTACTS_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopCreateAccountNameButton'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSelectButton', 'mode'=>'MultiSelect')
			),
		),		
		'opportunities' => array(
			'order' => 40,
			'module' => 'Opportunities',
			'subpanel_name' => 'ForAccounts',
			'sort_order' => 'desc',
			'sort_by' => 'date_closed',
			'get_subpanel_data' => 'opportunities',
			'add_subpanel_data' => 'opportunity_id',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_OPPORTUNITIES_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopButtonQuickCreate'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSelectButton', 'mode'=>'MultiSelect')
			),
		),
		'leads' => array(
			'order' => 50,
			'module' => 'Leads',
			'sort_order' => 'asc',
			'sort_by' => 'last_name, first_name',
			'subpanel_name' => 'default',
			'get_subpanel_data' => 'leads',
			'add_subpanel_data' => 'lead_id',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_LEADS_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopCreateLeadNameButton'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSelectButton',
					'popup_module' => 'Opportunities',
					'mode' => 'MultiSelect', 
				),
			),
		),
		'cases' => array(
			'order' => 60,
			'sort_order' => 'desc',
			'sort_by' => 'case_number',
			'module' => 'Cases',
			'subpanel_name' => 'ForAccounts',
			'get_subpanel_data' => 'cases',
			'add_subpanel_data' => 'case_id',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_CASES_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopButtonQuickCreate', 'view'=>'AccountsQuickCreate'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSelectButton', 'mode'=>'MultiSelect')
			),
		),

		'accounts' => array(
			'order' => 90,
			'sort_order' => 'asc',
			'sort_by' => 'name',
			'module' => 'Accounts',
			'subpanel_name' => 'default',
			'get_subpanel_data' => 'members',
			'add_subpanel_data' => 'member_id',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_MEMBER_ORG_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopButtonQuickCreate'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSelectButton', 'mode'=>'MultiSelect')
			),
		),
		'bugs' => array(
			'order' => 100,
			'sort_order' => 'desc',
			'sort_by' => 'bug_number',
			'module' => 'Bugs',
			'subpanel_name' => 'default',
			'get_subpanel_data' => 'bugs',
			'add_subpanel_data' => 'bug_id',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_BUGS_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopButtonQuickCreate'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSelectButton', 'mode'=>'MultiSelect')
			),
		),
		'project' => array(
			'order' => 110,
			'sort_order' => 'asc',
			'sort_by' => 'name',
			'module' => 'Project',
			'subpanel_name' => 'default',
			'get_subpanel_data' => 'project',
			'add_subpanel_data' => 'project_id',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_PROJECTS_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopButtonQuickCreate'),
			),		
		),
    		
	),	
	
);

This is exactly what I removed:

		'bugs' => array(
			'order' => 100,
			'sort_order' => 'desc',
			'sort_by' => 'bug_number',
			'module' => 'Bugs',
			'subpanel_name' => 'default',
			'get_subpanel_data' => 'bugs',
			'add_subpanel_data' => 'bug_id',
			'title_key' => 'LBL_BUGS_SUBPANEL_TITLE',
			'top_buttons' => array(
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopButtonQuickCreate'),
				array('widget_class' => 'SubPanelTopSelectButton', 'mode'=>'MultiSelect')
			),
		),

[DragonflyMaster]

Well, that did get rid of the subpanel, but I still encounter the same problem of not being able to move the subpanels. I still get the move pointer when I mouseover but it only highlights, won't move.

I haven't noticed this strange behaviour before, you are right.
I don't know why it is so, all I can suggest is to define the layout first, moving subpanels as you want them to be, then place the code to remove those subpanels you don't want.

The layoutdefs.ext.php file already existed in the first location so I just added that line at the bottom, which caused the same problem. I tried creating the file in the second location but that had no effect whatsoever.

The first file is created from Sugar. If you put code there and then Repair Extensions, it will be overwritten.
If you place code in the second file and Repair Extensions, your code will be copied to the first file.

[bstonehill]

Ok, thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it. Hopefully this will be addressed soon.