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API not filtering contacts on 'current_employer' after upgrade
June 14, 2013, 10:10:42 am
I am updating to 4.3.4 from a site that was running 4.1.x and it looks like the API doesn't filter on 'current_employer' anymore. I've done some googling and tried poking around in api/v3/Contact.php but if anyone can give me a little bit of guidance it would help me get further along and try to make a fix.

As mentioned, the live site is running on 4.1.x and the API filter is working. The dev site is upgraded but this filter seems to be the final quirk before I can push it live.

I've verified that this happens on the demo site as well:
  • Create an org called "TEST"
  • Edit a contact and add "TEST" as current employer
  • Use the AJAX API explorer and filter with Contact>Get on 'current_employer=TEST'
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Re: API not filtering contacts on 'current_employer' after upgrade
June 14, 2013, 11:58:46 am
If we have any firm policies at all, one would be "if it doesn't have a unit test, it isn't officially supported"
So contributing a test for this that passes in 4.2 would be a good first step. Can you contribute that?
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Re: API not filtering contacts on 'current_employer' after upgrade
June 14, 2013, 12:41:10 pm
I will do some googling and see if I can figure out how to make a unit test. I never got that far in my Civi training. :)
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Re: API not filtering contacts on 'current_employer' after upgrade
June 14, 2013, 05:33:36 pm
One workaround:

search on organization_name=TEST&contact_type=Individual and it works.

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P.S. And write a unit test about it, so it won't get broken. Or at least without someone noticing ;)

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Re: API not filtering contacts on 'current_employer' after upgrade
June 17, 2013, 08:47:25 pm
Thanks, Xavier! That is very helpful.

I will definitely keep trying on the unit test. I've started my self-instruction and don't doubt I'll get there soon...

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