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CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 25, 2012, 04:28:59 am
Does anyone know if it is possible to create a Case using the API to include submitting custom values? I've tried using the same calls as I would use for a contact with custom data but while the case is correctly created, the custom data vanishes silently. I know custom fields are a relatively new integration in CiviCase, so is it possible the API isn't set up to cope with them?

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Re: CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 25, 2012, 04:47:50 am
Hi,

try chaining the custom api call inside of the case create call, should work

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Re: CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 25, 2012, 12:42:07 pm
hey there,

i am reasonably sure that webform civicrm is implemented with the api, and you can use that to create cases with custom data.

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Re: CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 25, 2012, 01:29:48 pm
A quick eyeball of the code for case shows no line equivalent to

  _civicrm_api3_custom_format_params($params, $values, 'Grant');

In the case API.

I'm not in a hurry to fix that unless someone wants to write a unit test though,

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Re: CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 25, 2012, 07:59:43 pm
No I doubt it.
In general custom data in the various entity apis is hit and miss. The consistent way to do it is with the custom value api.
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Re: CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 25, 2012, 08:05:21 pm
It's so hard to read your comment as volunteering to do something Coleman - but I'll keep reading it until I can find a way to warp it...
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Re: CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 26, 2012, 07:02:55 am
Go Eileen....
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Re: CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 26, 2012, 09:47:14 am
Clearly she's earned her "Like Lobo" badge
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Re: CiviCase with custom fields via the API
October 26, 2012, 09:55:41 am
Is this meant as a compliment? ;)

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