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Hello
It looks like Civicase only records activities in terms of time. 

What if there is an activity measured in terms of units  eg Transport: Number of trips or Meals: Number of meals.  ??

We also need value: eg Home Modification - cost $.

I've had a look at a few files and I might be able to get around this reasonably easily (ie without major hack)

In civicrm/templates/CRM/Case/Form/Activity.tpl there is this code:

1.  for the "Duration" label:  {$form.duration.label}

Question:  Where is {$form.duration.label} set?


In the database table "civicrm_activity", duration is an int(10).

2. I am hoping not to have to do this one:  change the field type.  The reason would be to allow entry of decimals.
I can possibly convince the client to round up all dollar amounts (?).

Question: What might be the implications of changing the field type?

Related Question: What validation code exists which would stop entry of decimals into the duration text box on the Activity form.

Any comments appreciated.
Thank you
Peta

Hi Dave

Thank you. I am going to try this out.

I was hoping to store the 'measurement' of each Activity in one field (as it will be either minutes, units or cost) - easier for the reports that the client needs to generate.

However most Activities are measured in minutes so it may work out all right to use custom fields.

Peta