Hi guys
Have been asked to create a custom module to link to an external website. They have sent me the field names list
The problem I am coming across is when I am adding a new field to my custom module the “field name” is limited to 19 characters.
Is there anyway to increase this number?
Thanks
Hi Will
I have some more information regarding this project. The data we wish to put into suitecrm is from a customized Drupal Commerce module that handles college course registration and payments. The Drupal sugarondrupal module is providing the REST connection. The drupal application form has field names of
/** Short Course application node **/
field_first_name (String)
field_last_name (String)
field_email (String)
field_telephone (String)
field_address_thoroughfare (String)
field_address_premise (String)
field_address_locality (String)
field_address_administrative_area+ (String)
field_address_postal_code (String)
field_address_country (String)
field_date_of_birth (String) format: 1990-01-15 00:00:00
field_gender (String)
field_emergency_contact_name (String)
field_emergency_contact_email (String)
field_emergency_contact_telephon (String)
field_previous_attendance (Boolean)
field_occupation_description (String)
field_hope_to_gain (String)
field_medical_info (String)
field_dietary_requirements (String)
field_course_find_method (String)
field_add_to_mailing_list (Integer) 0
field_agree_with_tc (Integer) 1
field_course_reference (String) 6022
field_payment_method (String)
field_payment_option (String)
event_type (String) eg. course_application_updated
By using the custom.php method on http://forums.sugarcrm.com/f6/changing-field-length-standard-fields-61183/ can a custom module have it’s field name length extended to accommodate longer names IE field_address_administrative_area+ has 33 characters? Is using a textfield one way of achieving this?
Is the use of custom.php files in the <sugar_root>/custom/Extension/modules/*/Ext/Vardefs/custom.php type directory upgrade safe?
Taufique and I are working in the same project, myself from the Drupal side.
Any advice you may have would help greatly on this project.
Regards
Dave