How to add any field to Mass Update in SugarCRM / SuiteCRM

SugarCRM, SuiteCRM Navin Rakhonde
By default, SugarCRM / SuiteCRM allow to Mass Update only fields of Data Types: CheckboxDatetimeDateDropDownDynamic DropDownIntegerMultiple SelectionRadio However I found an ​Upgrade-Safe​ method to add any field to Mass Update. First of all, you need to know that for several fields you'll not add them to Mass Update from ​Studio​, but this can be done only by code. To do…
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Password settings for SugarCRM / SuiteCRM

SugarCRM, SuiteCRM Navin Rakhonde
SugarCRM / SuiteCRM comes with password generation settings by default, and it is not configurable from admin panel. You can change it by modify config_override.php file. // Showing default values, change it as per your need // System generated password true/false $sugar_config['passwordsetting']['SystemGeneratedPasswordON'] = true; // Sent email to user with system…
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Adding custom fields in edit and detail view through manifest

SugarCRM, SuiteCRM Navin Rakhonde
Greetings from InfoTechBuddies!! Creating your own plug-in for SugarCRM? Have custom fields in SugarCRM's existing/OOB modules? Yes manifest has a directive which does this job! 'layoutfields' => array( array( 'additional_fields' => array( 'Contacts' => '<field_name>' ), ), array( 'additional_fields' => array( 'Accounts' => '<field_name>' ), ), array( 'additional_fields' => array(…
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Custom button in detailview SugarCRM / SuiteCRM

SugarCRM, SuiteCRM Navin Rakhonde
It will be done by below steps only! Lets do this, STEP 1 : Add smarty variable in custom/modules/<desired_module>/metadata/detailveiwdefs.php as following, 'buttons' => array ( 5 => array ( 'customCode' => '{$mail_to_members}', ), ), Step 2 : We can assign the values to smarty variable in custom/modules/<desired_module>/views/view.detail.php and can use…
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