How to add new field to table but not to default form view

[whitewalker]

I have created a UI Page that add fields to specific table, but I don't want to add this fields to table default view.

Found this in wiki: "When you create a field from the system dictionary, it is automatically added at the end of the first section of the default form view."

Also i don't want to set specific form view for those table.

Any ideas ?

[bernyalvarado]

Hi Nick,

You will just need to play with the sys_ui_section and sys_ui_element tables to remove the field you just added.

Thanks,

Berny

[Pardhu Guduru]

Hi Nick,

Please check the table 'sys_ui_element' . This tables holds the relation between the fields and the view or form.   Try to create a script include from which you can delete the entry of the newly created field into this table by this you can restrict the new field to visible from the form.

[Chuck Tomasi · Accepted solution]

Hi Nick,

You would have to remove it from the form after it has been created. There may be a property to disable this, but doing so would be a real pain to developers in the future because every field would need to be manually added.

The forms are constructed from the following tables, sys_ui_element, sys_ui_section, sys_ui_form, and sys_ui_view. You can kind of see how the pieces fit together (parent/child relationships) based on the names.

Can I ask what the use case is for adding a field via a UI page? Seems like a tough way to do something that's already built in to the system in several other places.

[whitewalker]

Chuck Tomasi wrote:


Can I ask what the use case is for adding a field via a UI page? Seems like a tough way to do something that's already built in to the system in several other places.

Lets say we have a form with a defined set of fields. One of these fields is a Choice. Depending on what value is selected in Choice field, form should display a set of additional fields. The list of additional fields is dynamic. I can't just create them and then hide or show when it's needed.