Module record pages not working with code following the new Sugar standards

Question

Hello.

I'm using SugarCRM 7.8 Enterprise Edition.

I have a package for the module 'Opportunities', which I need to update some javascript / sidecar code to make the CRM updatable to version 7.9, according to what Sugar said in a Internal Case I opened (Healthcheck Failure).

The code change in question is this:

https://support.sugarcrm.com/Knowledge_Base/Installation_Upgrade/Troubleshooting_Health_Check_Output/Health_Check_Error_…

There is a single line of code that makes a difference between the package working or not.

- This javascript line (deprecated method) works, but due to version update, I won't be able to use this anymore:

app.view.invokeParent(this, {type: 'view', name: 'record', method: 'initialize', args:[options]});

- But why these lines (adapted for Sugar 7.9) doesn't work?

Method A:

this._super('initialize', [options]);

Method B:

this._super('initialize', {type: 'view', name: 'record', method: 'initialize', args: [options]});

I get these two errors:
- Cannot read property 'components' of undefined
- Cannot read property 'meta' of undefined

What could be the problem?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Regards,

Ramon Marcondes

Ramon Marcondes · Accepted Answer

Initially you have to extends the existing modules/Opportunities/clients/base/views/record/record.js in order to load the default OpportunitiesRecordView behavior, unless you want to fully skip that, which is not a good idea. Then you have to replace " app . view . invokeParent ( this , { type : 'view' , name : 'record' , method : 'initialize' , args : [ options ] } ) ; " by "this._super('initialize', [options]);" Additionally I highly recommend you to convert entryPoints to endPoints once entryPoints will be removed very soon. Regards