RE: How to change a textfield to a dropdown

John Boyes — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 13:30:11 GMT

Last time I tried it, this still worked (https://support.sugarcrm.com/Knowledge_Base/Studio_and_Module_Builder/Converting_a_DropDown_Field_to_a_TextField/):

Download the custom directory using the Diagnostic Tool on the Admin page

Find the custom/Extension/modules/Contacts/Ext/Vardefs/sugarfield_primary_address_state.php

Add the following two lines below

$dictionary['Contact']['fields']['primary_address_state']['type']='enum';
$dictionary['Contact']['fields']['primary_address_state']['options']='state_dom';

Create a Module Loader Package with the new file

Install the package

You may need to adjust the CSS to make it look nice within the FieldSet.

RE: How to change a textfield to a dropdown

Francesca Shiekh — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 23:06:16 GMT

Back in v6x, before the state dropdown even existed, we added two custom dropdown fields: state_c and province_c

then added a dependency so that state_c shows if Country = US, and province_c if country = CA, both are hidden if the country is something else.

You can use a formula field to copy state_c and province_c respectively to the original state field so it's available in one field for things like document templates and reports.

A little convoluted, but perhaps this can work for you too.

FrancescaS