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change columns displayed in relationships tab?
October 16, 2011, 08:20:42 am
Hi,


I am new to CiviCRM. I believe my issue is related to profiles. I would like to change which fields are displayed under the Relationship tab of the Contacts window. Also, if possible, I would like to display different columns under the Relationship tab for Organizations than I do for Households. For Organizations, I would like to display Employee Position instead of Start & End. For households, I would like to display Nickname. Could someone explain how to do this or point me to the proper documentation?

On a slightly different topic, is it possible to change the number of characters that are stored (or displayed) in the different fields?


thank you,
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Re: change columns displayed in relationships tab?
October 16, 2011, 11:14:59 am

You will need to do the below via hooks, check:

http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC40/CiviCRM+hook+specification
http://en.flossmanuals.net/civicrm-developer-guide/

It is not possible to change the number of characters that are stored (or displayed) in the standard fields. Custom fields are set on creation (and u might be able to edit and change them)

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Re: change columns displayed in relationships tab?
October 16, 2011, 05:04:30 pm
Lobo, thank you.

From the link you sent me, it appears that I need to write a new module just to switch around the columns displayed under the relations tab--is that true?

There is no php file somewhere that names the columns and gives their order that I can simply edit?

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Re: change columns displayed in relationships tab?
October 16, 2011, 05:50:57 pm

The docs tell you how to find the tpl file and php file for most / all of the civicrm pages

however using hooks is definitely the recommended and encouraged way to doing things. Hacking the php code is not a good idea, IMO

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Re: change columns displayed in relationships tab?
October 16, 2011, 08:19:47 pm
Lobo,

Now I understand that there are two ways of approaching this problem. I appreciate your answer. Thank you.

-david
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