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Product -- Display "ID - Category"

S L
2008-08-14
2013-03-08
  • S L

    S L - 2008-08-14

    How can I change the below so it displays
    "107 - Bushes" instead of just "Bushes" since
    the M_Product_Category database table has a
    "M_Product_Category_ID" column which
    is where I get the "107" from

    1. login as GardenAdmin
    2. Material Management
    3. Material Management Rules
    4. Product
    5. Product Category = Bushes

    Test #1
    1. login as SuperUser
    2. Window, Tab, & Field
         ** Window ICON = Product
         ** Tab ICON = Product
         ** Field ICON = Product Category
              ** "Column" = "M_Product_Category_ID_Product Category"
              ** tried to change to
                 "ID - M_Product_Category_ID_Product Category"
              ** failed

     
    • Carlos Ruiz

      Carlos Ruiz - 2008-08-14

      Hi S L,

      *_ID columns are mostly INTERNAL ID's - supposedly they don't need to be known by final users - just IT people need the ID from time to time.

      For IT people you can know the specific ID double-clicking on the lower/right box of the window (m/n record indicator)

      This is different from most of the software out there - but it's a GREAT feature.

      In software that uses the ID's as the user code - changing a code is a costly operation.

      In software like Adempiere with internal ID's - and external codes (this is the intention of "Value" column, aka "Search Key") changing the code known by user is immediate.

      Now, to display the "Value + Name" in product category references, you need to go to "Table and Column" and mark the columns:
      Name -> Identifier -> Seqno=2
      Value -> Identifier -> Seqno=1

      Regards,

      Carlos Ruiz - globalqss
      http://globalqss.com

       

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