Author Topic: Appending data to Standard Fields (Read 581 times)

babin · September 15, 2010, 10:45:36 am

Hi, I need to add additional content to a standard field. I don't want to re-create the field because it already exists.

Example: When adding a new contact, under the communication preferences profile, there is the core field "language preferences". There is a limited number of languages available under this, but I want to expand that content to include more.

What would be the best way to go about doing this? There are a few other fields as well where this is true. The standard field exists, but the data options are more limited than I want them to be..

Any info you have would be great.

Cheers,

Dave Greenberg · September 15, 2010, 06:11:48 pm

ALMOST all drop-down type core fields have their values controlled by a set of records in the database which can be edited (records added, disabled or deleted). You can get to the editing interface for most of these from:

CiviCRM > Administer > Option Lists

For example, you can modify Phone Types, Communication Preferences, etc. from these menus.

However the interface for editing some of the newer ones (like Languages) is not linked in the menus. You can get to ALL of them from this URL (using the public demo as an example):

http://drupal.demo.civicrm.org/civicrm/admin/options&reset=1

Then find the "group" you want to modify - in your case "Languages" and click "Edit Multiple Choice Options". On the demo, you'll get to this list of languages where you can enable, disable, delete or add language options.

http://drupal.demo.civicrm.org/civicrm/admin/optionValue?reset=1&action=browse&gid=50

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