How to import dropdown values

Hi Günter Swatschina 

You can manage the dropdown keys and values in a Excel spreadsheet and apply the funcion "concatenate" in order to compile each dropdown entries the way SugarCRM can read, just like that:

'key_1' => 'Value 1',

'key_2' => 'Value 2',

Then you can build an installer which just override the language file regarding your dropdown lists.

This is the easiest way to do that as regular dropdowns.

Kind regards

Hi Günter Swatschina 

You can manage the dropdown keys and values in a Excel spreadsheet and apply the funcion "concatenate" in order to compile each dropdown entries the way SugarCRM can read, just like that:

'key_1' => 'Value 1',

'key_2' => 'Value 2',

Then you can build an installer which just override the language file regarding your dropdown lists.

This is the easiest way to do that as regular dropdowns.

Kind regards

Thanks for the reply. The hint with the installer is the right direction.

Is there some tutorial for bloody beginners?

Finally I made it.

Steps to take:

1) Get a manifest.php file. Existing one or click “Export customization” in studio and remove not needed files/folders.A manifest.php is included.

2) Edit language file e.g.: “de_DE.drp_preisliste_list.php” >> add all dropdown values.
$app_list_strings['drp_preisliste_list'][0] = 'Springer VK-Brutto';
$app_list_strings['drp_preisliste_list'][1] = 'VK-Brutto A/D/L';
$app_list_strings['drp_preisliste_list'][22] = 'Basispreisliste NL / B in EURO';

3) Save it to folder “/custom/Extension/application/Ext/Language”.

4) Set correct file paths in manifest.php >> $installdefs >> language

'language' =>

  array (

    0 =>

    array (

      'from' => '<basepath>/custom/Extension/application/Ext/Language/de_DE.drp_preisliste_list.php',

      'to_module' => 'application',

      'language' => 'de_DE',

    ),

  )

5) Zip the files. Not the root folder!

6) Upload .zip file with Module Loader into SugarCRM On-Demand.

7) Done

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I have changed the "package" several times and re-uploaded the zip with Module Loader.

It worked and didn't overwrite content on the target system.

Hint: Never uninstall a package!

Please add any comments to this steps if you got additional helpful information.