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The following error is returned when I try to update a phonenumber in a webform.
Is the module expecting more phonenumbers while there is only one for this contact?
(the values are correct, the same as in my database)

The CiviCRM "phone create" API function returned the error: "There is no option group phone_type in CiviCRM, can not create phone." when called by line 235 of C:\Program Files\BitNami Drupal 6 Stack\apps\drupal\htdocs\sites\all\modules\webform_civicrm\webform_civicrm_utils.inc with the following parameters: "Array ( [phone_type_id] => 1 [location_type_id] => 1 [phone] => 0715283440 [contact_id] => 263 [id] => 177 [is_primary] => 1 [check_permissions] => [version] => 3 ) "

As you can see I'm new here. Is this the right place to post? I posted this in Drupal.org and they gave me the suggestion to post it here (somewhere), with the remark that it could be a configuration item in my database. But I can change the phonenumber in Civicrm and it also looks like this error doesn't show for all contacts(!?)

Hi,

So it seems to mean than phone_type_id 1 doesn't exist (or is invalid, or the api checking the phone type is broken, or a ghost in the machine)

Anyway

1) the error message is not clear enough
2) that's a performance hit to check EVERY time if the type exists. We discussed it recently with Erik and the proper approach is to create no matter what, and if there is a coherency error at the db level, throw an error and then only do a more indept error checking.
3) Patch more than welcome: api/v3/Phone.php check out the latest blog post from eileen, the generic_get & create_spec solution would fit really nicely here
4) Did I mention patches are welcome?

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