How to create a layout for a custom module in Sugar 7?

Adding a new layout/view for a custom module in SugarCRM 7 and following the guide here: http://support.sugarcrm.com/02_Documentation/04_Sugar_Developer/Sugar_Developer_Guide_7.1/20_UI_Mode...

But tweaked for a module instead of system-wide. When I repair and hit the desired URL (/#CoolModule/layout/setup) it is blank and I noticed that the layout/view is not being cached in /cache/modules/CoolModule like it does for other modules.

/modules/CoolModule/clients/base/layouts/setup/setup.php:

$viewdefs['CoolModule']['base']['layout']['setup'] = array(
    'type' => 'simple',
    //'span' => 12,
    'components' =>
    array(
        array(
            'view' => 'setup',
        ),
    ),
);

/modules/CoolModule/clients/base/views/setup/setup.js:

({
    className: 'setup tcenter',

    loadData: function (options) {
        this.render();
    }
})

/modules/CoolModule/clients/base/views/setup/setup.hbs:

<h1>My Setup View</h1>

do something!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

0 Jason Eggers over 11 years ago

Noticing that CoolModule never makes it to modules/ModuleBuilder/parsers/MetaDataFiles.php->getModuleClientCache() when it rebuilds the client cache.

Also never gets to include/MetaDataManager/MetaDataManager.php->getModuleData() prior to that.

EDIT: It looks like it is due to not defining the module in $app_list_strings. Confirming.
0 Jason Eggers over 11 years ago

This is solved now. The key is that you have to define the module label or else the cache will not pick it up. The MetaDataManager depends upon the global $app_list_strings['moduleList'] array for the current list of modules to build the cache on.
0 Kedar Gawande over 10 years ago

Hi eggsurplus,

Just a question on this custom layout "Setup" that you have created.

Does the "Setup" view part of this layout also appear in Studio for changes ?

I'm looking to create a custom layout+view where I can configure/customise the list of fields that should be available for some logic in the layout/view

For that, I want this layout/view to be visible from Studio so I can modify the list of fields.

Thanks!
Kedar
0 Jason Eggers over 10 years ago

Hi Kedar,

It does not by default. There must be a way to enable or define a layout as being a Studio layout, but I haven't dug into that yet. Maybe someone else reading this will know?
0 M kumar over 5 years ago

Where we can write insert data code..?