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DataObjectManager Module /

Discuss the DataObjectManager module, and the related ImageGallery module.

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ManyManyDataObjectManager doesn't save or update has_many items


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cake

Community Member, 19 Posts

30 March 2010 at 4:11am

Edited: 30/03/2010 4:12am

Hi all,

I'm on SilverStripe 2.3.6 and currently develop a little "download section". The model is really simple - i just extended the doc's "FileDataObjectManager" example (see http://doc.silverstripe.org/doku.php?id=modules:DataObjectManager). My Resource object has an extra "has_many" relationship to ResourceCategories. I am also using Translateable extension.
Here are my classes:

Resource.php

<?php
class Resource extends DataObject {

    static $extensions = array(
            "Translatable",
    );

    static $db = array (
            'Name' => 'Text',
            'Description' => 'Text'
    );

    static $has_one = array (
            'Attachment' => 'File',
            'ResourcePage' => 'ResourcePage',
    );

    static $many_many = array (
            'ResourceCategories' => 'ResourceCategory',
    );

    public function getCMSFields_forPopup() {
        $categoriesTable = new ManyManyDataObjectManager(
                $this,
                'ResourceCategories',
                'ResourceCategory',
                array(
                        'Name' => 'Name',
                        'Description' => 'Description'
                ), // Headings
                'getCMSFields_forPopup' // Detail fields (function name or FieldSet object)
        );

        return new FieldSet(
                new TextField('Name'),
                new TextareaField('Description'),
                $categoriesTable,
                new FileIFrameField('Attachment')
        );
    }

}
?>

ResourceCategory.php

<?php
class ResourceCategory extends DataObject {

    static $extensions = array(
            "Translatable"
    );

    static $belongs_many_many = array(
            'Resources' => 'Resource'
    );

    static $db = array (
            'Name' => 'Text',
            'Description' => 'Text'
    );


    public function getCMSFields_forPopup() {
        return new FieldSet(
                new TextField('Name'),
                new TextareaField('Description')
        );
    }
}
?>

When i upload a Resource, I am able to add a ResourceCategory which is saved but the relation is not set. Table "Resource_ResourceCategories" remains empty.

I also tried to replace ManyManyDataObjectManager with ManyManyComplexTableField but this didn't help either.

Has anyone an idea on how to solve this?

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UncleCheese

Forum Moderator, 4102 Posts

30 March 2010 at 4:40am

What version of DOM are you running?

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cake

Community Member, 19 Posts

30 March 2010 at 4:54am

I downloaded "modules-dataobject_manager-r380.tar.gz".

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UncleCheese

Forum Moderator, 4102 Posts

30 March 2010 at 5:17am

If you're on 2.3, you need to be using the 2.3 branch. I've made a ZIP file and posted it to a sticky in this forum. The downloads page doesn't support multiple versions of a module right now, so that's the best we can do. The ZIP files generated by SS are on the trunk now, which is the 2.4 branch.

So you're using a nested DOM to manage your categories? You're checking them off before you save? It's not enough to just add them. A lot of people miss that step.

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cake

Community Member, 19 Posts

30 March 2010 at 5:29am

Ah, I see. I'll get the version you recommended.

Indeed I am using a nested DOM within the modal view. When I have saved a category it shows up under the properties of the resource. Afer that I am checking and saving it. But there is nothing really saved.

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cake

Community Member, 19 Posts

30 March 2010 at 9:40pm

UncleCheese, I really appreciate your very important information about the 2.3. branch of DOM. With this version everything works perfect now!

Thanks alot!