When we create sales orders, we add customer name as reference for 99% of the time. Instead of typing the names all the time it would be neat to just use a select-box as all customer names are added in “Contacts” for the third-party.
So I tried a quick-n-dirty hack in htdocs/commande/card.php:
(near line 1590)
// Reference client
print '<tr><td>'.$langs->trans('RefCustomer').'</td><td>';
$ref_test_foo = "Select reference:" . $form->selectcontacts($soc->id, $contactid, 'ref_client', 1, $srccontactslist, '', 0);
if (!empty($conf->global->MAIN_USE_PROPAL_REFCLIENT_FOR_ORDER) && !empty($origin) && !empty($originid)) {
print '<input type="text" name="ref_client" value="'.$ref_client.'">' . $ref_test_foo . '</td>';
} else {
print '<input type="text" name="ref_client" value="'.GETPOST('ref_client').'">' . $ref_test_foo . '</td>';
}
print '</tr>';
This adds a select-box as we want, and it will store the selection in “ref_client” (which is the same field as where you type the name manually):
However, after creating the order, it seems that the id-number of the contact is added to the reference-field (which kind of makes sense):
This means my quick-hack sort-of works to 50%, but we want the contact name instead of the contact id instead.
Question: Is it possible to make $form->selectcontacts() return the name instead of the id, or will I have to modify that whole function (which I really do not want)?
