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obrienmd

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Pre-populated data in Civievent forms?
November 18, 2008, 09:52:39 am
I'd like to provide my client with pre-populated data in their civievent event management forms.  For instance, when they create a new event, I'd like the forms to already have basic text information that they can modify, like:

Event Summary:
-----------------
[Speaker] will present on [subject], from
[his/her] experience at [previous employer].
-----------------

Any thoughts?  Am I missing an easy way to do this?

Donald Lobo

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Re: Pre-populated data in Civievent forms?
November 18, 2008, 10:20:19 am

You can implement the buildForm hook for that form (CRM_Event_Form_ManageEvent_EventInfo.php). The QuickForm function setDefaults should do the trick. So something like

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function myModule_civicrm_buildForm( &$formName, &$form ) {
   if ( $formName == 'CRM_Event_Form_ManageEvent_EventInfo' ) {
      $defaults = array( 'summary', "[Speaker] will present on [subject], from\n[his/her] experience at [previous employer].");
      $form->setDefaults( $defaults );
   }
}

you'll need to test/tweak and handle other conditions (probably skip it if editing an event page etc)

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obrienmd

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Re: Pre-populated data in Civievent forms?
November 18, 2008, 11:19:32 am
I'm not much of a coder, but that sounds easy.  One question:  Any advice as to how to code that "skip" if editing?

Thanks!

obrienmd

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Re: Pre-populated data in Civievent forms?
November 18, 2008, 11:46:49 am
Oy!  I overestimated myself.  Could you possibly be so gracious as to expand upon the "buildForm hook" and "QuickForm function" mojo for me?

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Re: Pre-populated data in Civievent forms?
November 18, 2008, 12:37:56 pm

1. you need to build and enable a drupal module

2. you need to understand drupal hooks a wee bit. and implement these hook in your drupal module

if the above language seems complex, you might want to consult with your local drupal/php guru. We ship a simple drupal module under drupal/civitest.module.sample (you'll need to rename it and also create a info file)

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