Profile management

Hello

it is just this, the more clear/good description, you make, the more easy it will be to help you

also sometimes due to time constraints, it is difficult for us to spend a lot of time, trying to understand some description, as a result you may not get a good/helpful answer

I have following types:
TeacherType
StudentType
ReportType

I have Following Categories:
TeacherCategory
StudentCategory
ReportCategory

When a user registers, I am creating a SINGLE item of either TeacherType or StudentType and marking it as created by that user (and not by superuser). I am also connecting it to 'Author Description Item' of that user.

A teacher can create any number of item of ReportType.

I want to display reports created by ALL teachers on a page. Which I do by using a FlexiMenu of Category ReportCategory.

However in each item displayed of ReportType I want to display link to the TeacherType Item (as mentioned earlier would have single teachertype item per user who is a teacher) belonging to the teacher who created the report.

This is possible with a relation/ reverse relation field.

If I create a Teacherfield in Type ReportType which is a RELATION Scoped of TYPE (TeacherType) the objective is achieved.

BUT the challenge is that when the Teacher saves the report, how do I automatically save value to the TeacherField field in the

ReportType ITEM being saved? (I will hide the field display in front end)

Or should I use the SELECT type of field only? What should be the SQL in this case?

Please help me with the approach.

Thank a million in anticipation of a response.

Hello

i think i understand you now

1. so every teacher OWNs/has an item of content Type "TeacherType", which is set to be his/her "Author Description Item" (=his/her "profile" details)

2. For every item of Type "ReportType", that teacher creates/owns you want to link to his "description/profile" item, right ?



-- if my above understanding of what you described is correct, then it is best not to create a relation field at ALL, because it is unnecessary duplication of already known/stored information

1. the best would be that FLEXIcontent itself should have a field called,

2. the "User Profile info"
that will link to his/her "author description item" and besides linking, it should also display any other selected fields, e.g. image, etc

3. We must rename the "author description item" to "FLEXIcontent user-profile item"

so is my above understanding of your description correct?
(just this work is planned for v2.2.0 BETA immediately after v2.1.3 final, coming out ASAP)

Regards

Yes the understanding is correct

So I should just hold on for now for the release?

Or it is possible to show the teacher info in report now also?

I can wait a bit if needed..

Hello

would linking to user profile (user's description item) be enough for now?

we can give you a small PHP code snipset to add to category_items.php of the FLEXIcontent template that you are using

Yups... perfect...
That code snippet will help.

So that I can see the user profile type item in the category display as well as item display..

Also I suppose that when the release comes out I can then automatically add the user profile item for the user being registered by Joomla to author configuration?

Hope that is achieved
If there is a code snippet for that too it would be excellent... then my whole system flow is taken care of...

thanks a million!