Pawtucket 2. Choosing fields to show on object, collection, and entity detail pages.

noahe

Hello,

I am trying to figure out how to get certain fields to show up on the detail pages of Pawtucket 2. The only field that shows up are the description, and what collection the items are in. (See screenshot). I would like to be able to add more fields. 

What file allows me to choose which fields show, and how do I go about showing them?

I have attempted to uncomment some code in the "ca_objects_default_html.php", but it just shows the code in the bracket, rather than the actual date for instance. (The screenshot shows this as well).

Thank you for any help you can provide.

gord.barker

You are in the right spot.  The fields you are showing are in (assuming a default theme) /themes/default/views/Details/ca_objects_default_html.phpYou duplicate this style of code macro to display the fields you want.For example, to display the subject you would add                {{{<ifdef code="ca_objects.subject">                    <span class="trimText"><H6>Subject:</H6>^ca_objects.subject</span>                </ifdef>}}}you can also add some php code to retrieve other values like related people                {{{<ifcount code="ca_entities" min="1" max="1"><H6>Related person</H6></ifcount>}}}                {{{<ifcount code="ca_entities" min="2"><H6>Related people</H6></ifcount>}}}            <?php                $va_entities = $t_object->get("ca_entities", array("returnAsArray" => true));                if(sizeof($va_entities) > 0){                        foreach($va_entities as $va_entity)                    {                         print "<div>".caNavLink($this->request, $va_entity['label'], '', 'Browse', 'objects', 'facet/entity_facet', array('id' => $va_entity['entity_id']))." (".$va_entity['relationship_typename'].")</div>";                    }                }?>and so on

noahe

Okay, I copied and pasted the first piece of code that should show the subject. When I did this, nothing appeared. I then removed the 3 curly braces, and the following appeared

SUBJECT:

^ca_objects.subject

noahe

Also, I discovered that some of the fields showing up are not found in the database. For instance, the call here "ca_objects.preferred_labels.name","preferred labels" is not a column in the table, but it is still appearing.

kaial

They'll only show data if there's actually data to show. Do you have a subjects field? (And is there anything in it for that object if you do?)

Often the easiest way to go about things is to check on an object where you know the fields in question have been used. You'll find the names for fields in Manage > Administration > Metadata elements (under element code).

I want to say that ca_objects.preferred_labels is one of the intrinsic fields, so it won't appear on the element codes list. 

noahe

Perfect, Kaial. It worked.

Thanks!