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07-23-2018 07:56 AM
I'd like to know the best way to set a specific reference field to show a certain field instead of the "name" field when selecting choices. I have a field called "Office Location" and it uses the cmn_location table as the reference table. It now shows "name" field results when you click the search, I'd like for it to show our "SiteID" field instead. See screenshots below:
So Instead of what it's showing ("name") I'd like it to show the Site ID field. I don't want this to effect all of the cmn_location table for any time it's referenced, but for this particular catalog item(and any that are "office_location" in th Telecom category).
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07-23-2018 01:32 PM
I have overlooked your screenshot before, I see you have added it to the collection element of the table. You will have to put the attributes in the actual variable. Take out the attributes from the collection element of the location table.

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07-23-2018 08:00 AM
You can dd attributes to show siteId. Add the field name of siteId in the ref_ac_columns, ref_ac_columns_search. Refer the following link
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07-23-2018 08:47 AM
I tried updating the attribute and it didn't change anything on the form in the portal. I used the "u_site_id" value.
ref_ac_columns=u_site_id, ref_ac_columns_search=u_site_id. Am I missing something?

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07-23-2018 08:52 AM
put this in the attributes. This will hide the display value and only show the u_site_id field
ref_auto_completer=AJAXTableCompleter,ref_ac_columns=u_site_id,ref_ac_columns_search=true,ref_ac_display_value=false
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07-23-2018 09:15 AM