Create Record On Update

[krishnapriya]

Hello,

I need to create new record when we edit and save.

How can I achieve this. Please help.

Thanks.

[tanya]

Hello
Use for this hooks

https://www.espocrm.com/documentation/development/hooks/

https://www.espocrm.com/documentation/development/orm/

[krishnapriya]

Hello,

$entityManager = $this->getEntityManager();

$account = $entityManager->getEntity('Test'); // Tried to create new Test record

$account->set("name", 'hi');

$entityManager->saveEntity($account); // gives error-<b>Fatal error</b>: Allowed memory size of 268435456 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 4096 bytes)

Please help.
Thnaks

[krishnapriya]

$account = $entityManager->getEntity('Test') // Here if we give another entity name it works fine

But giving same entity name as of hook => gives error.

Please help.

[tanya]

http://forum.espocrm.com/forum/developer-help/32050-beforesave-hook-to-spawn-multiple-tasks

Do you have Entity with name "Test"?

[krishnapriya]

Yes Tanya Test entity exists.

With the if condition it is working now.

if (!$entity->isNew()) {
$entityManager = $this->getEntityManager();
$newhire = $entityManager->getEntity('Test');
$newhire->set('name', 'Test new hire task1');
$entityManager->saveEntity($newhire);
}

This code creates a new record Test new hire task1 on edit and the current record is updated.

But I need the current record to remain as unmodified and want to create new record as the modified version.

How can I achieve this. Please help.
Thanks.

[tanya]

Don't think it's a good idea. Better to create a duplicate of old entity, and not leave current.
but you need something like this:

if (!$entity->isNew()) {
$beforeEntity = $this->getEntityManager()->getEntity($entity->getEntityType(), $entity->id);
$beforeValues = $beforeEntity->toArray();
$currentValues = $entity->toArray();

unset($currentValues['id']);

$newhire = $this->getEntityManager()->getEntity($entity->getEntityType());
$newhire->set($currentValues);
$this->getEntityManager()->saveEntity($newhire);

$entity->set($beforeValues);
}

[krishnapriya]

That really helped.

Thank you so much Tanya.

[krishnapriya]

Hello,

I have one number field 'idNo' in Test entity.

When I create $newhire i didnt want to change the idNo field.Or should b same as the original one.

So I tried like this.

if (!$entity->isNew()) {
$beforeEntity = $this->getEntityManager()->getEntity($entity->getEntityType(), $entity->id);
$beforeValues = $beforeEntity->toArray();
$currentValues = $entity->toArray();

unset($currentValues['id']);

$newhire = $this->getEntityManager()->getEntity($entity->getEntityType());
$newhire->set($currentValues);

$idNo=$beforeEntity->get('idNo');
$newhire->set('idNo')=$idNo;

$this->getEntityManager()->saveEntity($newhire);

$entity->set($beforeValues);
}



But it doesn't work.
Please help.
Thanks.

[krishnapriya]

It is working now with condition statement added in NextNumber hook.

[krishnapriya]

Hello,

When I update beforeEntity It creates newHire, but to see newHire I need to go back to the list view and then have to click newHire.

How can I redirect to the newly created newHire record on clicking save in beforeEntity?

Please help.

Thanks in advance.

[tanya]

client/src/views/record/detail.js exitAfterCreate
override this method in you view (I think you know how to override detail and edit record view)

[krishnapriya]

Thanks tanya, it worked. Thank you so much