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Can data fields within a Custom Data Group that allows for multiple records be used in Profiles?

I setup this example in the Drupal/Civi Demo Site

Step 1:  Created a Custom Data Group "Student Goals" as Individual, Inline, and made it active
Step 2: Created one data field "Work Goals"
Step 3: Created a Profile "Student Goals" set its use for "Profile, View/Edit Drupal User Account" and made it active
Step 4: Started to Add a Field Name, set it as Individual, and in the data options I could see the Customer Field "Work Goals"
I did not save this Field Name, I just wanted to see if I could see the custom data field... all OK so far...

I went back to the Custom data group and changed it from Inline to Tab.... repeated step 4... all OK so far...

I went back to the Custom data group and checked "Does this Custom Data Group allow multiple records?" ... repeated step 4 and now the Custom Field "Work Goals" no longer appears.

It seems that for fields in custom data groups to be usable by profiles, they can not have the multiple data records.  Is that true?

I  created a new data group called “Student Goals 2”.  I didn’t check the multiple records box, set up a Profile and added that custom data field to the profile.  Then edited the data group and checked off for multiple records and the profile appeared ok, but when I viewed it through the “My Accounts” link the Profile tab was visible, but not the data field.

Ultimately I’d like to have multiple custom data groups that members of certain groups  can update through the “My Account” link.  Many of the custom data groups will need to allow multiple records.

Hopefully I’m just doing something wrong…

I was afraid of that...  We may consider sponsoring, but I think 100-200 hours would be too expensive.  What would that cost?

I assume that the profile would be constructed to accept either fields from data groups that allowed multiple records or fields from data groups that did not; they couldn't be mixed.  Mixing them would be a lot harder

Would it be simpler to limit the profile to just "View/Edit Drupal User Account"?

Would be easier to expose the Data Group itself to the “My Account” view – similar to how it is exposed within Contacts?

Just wondering if anything happened with regards to this? There is a similar thread that went on at http://forum.civicrm.org/index.php/topic,7890.msg73921.html#msg73921

Can multiple records fields be used for events? When I try this, it tells me that I need to use inline style, when I change to inline style, it tells me its not a valid style for the field. Rather Catch-22.

thanks lobo - looks like we are going to plan b for now. we will keep an eye on the multiple records field in civievent issue too.

EC,

The good news is that I don't think you need multi-record data.  I would think you could use a multi-select or check box option for your data fields to accomplish what you want.  Those are both available in profiles and views.

Take a look here first:  http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC40/Profiles+Admin

Good luck.

The multi-record option isn't in core yet.  We've done a bunch of implementations using multi-record data in Drupal based searches using both views and profiles, but the work was custom. We hope to contribute some of this back to core next year.

Paul

This may be useful

http://civicrm.org/blogs/rajesh/custom-data-group-multiple-records-contribution-page