selectlist field that editors can add options to

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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #31949 by denniskobus
mayby it is already possible, otherwise a suggestion for a new field feature:

i'm looking for a selectlist field that editors can add options to. (preferably in frontend)

in this case a news-article as a field called 'source' that contains the name of the magazine the item refers.
To maintain spelling consistancy we would like this field to be a (long) selectlist, but if a new source is used it should also be possible for the editors to add that source.

so it should be a selectlist with an optional free text field that will be saved into the selectlist
Last edit: 11 years 3 months ago by denniskobus.

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11 years 3 months ago #31985 by ggppdk
This sounds useful indeed.

Maybe textselect field can be modified to behave like this with a new parameter, of course it will need some work.


also its name is appropriate :-) textselect !!!,

-- currently the purpose of textselect field is to create customized filter via a custom SQL query and via extra parameters


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11 years 3 months ago #32009 by denniskobus
Workaround for now: Combining a text field and with an selectlist with this query
Code:
SELECT value AS value, value AS text FROM cms_flexicontent_fields_item_relations WHERE field_id=15 GROUP by value UNION SELECT value AS value, value AS text FROM cms_flexicontent_fields_item_relations WHERE field_id=16 GROUP by value ORDER BY 1

mayby useful when implementing the real solution?

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11 years 2 months ago #32603 by igcorreia
This is what I am understaing so for.

This field allows the user to add multiple values similar to the TEXT FIELD.

Until here is easy :D

Now WHY? is the query there? I don't understand. Is this to POPULATE the values?

What does this mean:
"used for category / ADV search view filters"

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11 years 2 months ago #32607 by ggppdk
I think most appropriate is add select field to the text select field in order to show existing values


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11 years 2 months ago #32610 by igcorreia
Ok, I like both of them.

Clarifying (B) does this allow me to
- ADD MULTI-VALUES using a SELECT field
- of already existing content
- using the query parameter?

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