Pulling Parent Fields via Populate List

Hi all.

I am trying to use the vardef (populate_list) to pull fields in on the subpanel create. I have this working for Contacts by doing something simple such as:

$dictionary['Contact']['fields']['account_name']['populate_list']['description'] = 'description';

However when trying to do the same for a parent field (flex relate), I can't seem to pull it in. Even when using the actual link itself, for example:

$dictionary['Calls']['fields']['calls_leads']['populate_list']['description'] = 'description';

I spotted the article from (https://sugarclub.sugarcrm.com/dev-club/b/dev-blog/posts/introducing-populate_5f00_list-in-parent-fields) however when trying to implement it, nothing seems to be pulling, I've tried the following:

$dictionary["Calls"]["fields"]["parent_name"]['auto_populate'] = true;
$dictionary["Calls"]["fields"]["parent_name"]['parent_populate_list'] = [
	'Leads' => [
		'description' => 'description',
	]
];
$dictionary["Calls"]["fields"]["calls_leads"]['auto_populate'] = true;
$dictionary["Calls"]["fields"]["calls_leads"]['parent_populate_list'] = [
	'Leads' => [
		'description' => 'description',
	]
];
$dictionary["Calls"]["fields"]["calls_leads"]['auto_populate'] = true;
$dictionary["Calls"]["fields"]["calls_leads"]['parent_populate_list'] = [
	'leads' => [
		'description' => 'description',
	]
];

I feel I am missing something super obvious, so if anyone can help I'd really appreciate it!

Thank you,

Daniel

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  • Hi Daniel

    The implementation I wrote in that article works like a charm in versions 9.x and 10.x. I still didn't try it under version 11.0. What is your current version?

    Did you create custom js controller as per article instructions?

    Mind that, as noted, you should use bean name (Call) instead of module name (Calls).

    John, parent_populate_list is the correct attribute, once my custom implementation on parent field type differs from core implementation. I implemented that way in order to avoid any further conflict.

    André Lopes
    Lampada Global
    Skype: andre.lampada
  • Hi Andre.

    I've put your custom JS controller in custom/clients/base/fields/parent/parent.js.

    Then I created a vardef within custom/Extension/modules/Calls/Ext/Vardefs and populated that with 

    $dictionary["Call"]["fields"]["parent_name"]['auto_populate'] = true;
    $dictionary["Call"]["fields"]["parent_name"]['parent_populate_list'] = [
    	'Leads' => [
    		'description' => 'description',
    	]
    ];

    However I'm still not having any luck, this site is 10.0.2 and after a QRR it's not working. Just to confirm I am starting the call creation from the Lead subpanel.

    Thanks for your help!

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  • Hi Andre.

    I've put your custom JS controller in custom/clients/base/fields/parent/parent.js.

    Then I created a vardef within custom/Extension/modules/Calls/Ext/Vardefs and populated that with 

    $dictionary["Call"]["fields"]["parent_name"]['auto_populate'] = true;
    $dictionary["Call"]["fields"]["parent_name"]['parent_populate_list'] = [
    	'Leads' => [
    		'description' => 'description',
    	]
    ];

    However I'm still not having any luck, this site is 10.0.2 and after a QRR it's not working. Just to confirm I am starting the call creation from the Lead subpanel.

    Thanks for your help!

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