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Passing hubdb foreign ID response into custom module using HubDB row field

jonflynnh2o — Sat, 15 May 2021 16:33:42 GMT

We have a custom module using the new HubDB row as a field. As part of a dynamic page template, we're grabbing some rows from a hubdb table using the foreign ID field and then attempting to pass it into the module in hopes it will fill the hubdb row field, like so:

{% module "services" path="../modules/U3M Reusable HubDB Page Card", service_picker={{ dynamic_page_hubdb_row.services_offered }} %}

The 'service_picker' is the hubdb row field within the module and what we're trying to pass through is the response from the hubdb foreign ID field. Both fields give a different hubl dictionary in the response so this doesn't work, how could we manipulate the response so they can be compatible with each other?

Re: Passing hubdb foreign ID response into custom module using HubDB row field

dennisedson — Fri, 14 May 2021 19:42:33 GMT

@kierana , @Kevin-C any thoughts here?

Re: Passing hubdb foreign ID response into custom module using HubDB row field

jonflynnh2o — Mon, 24 May 2021 09:43:37 GMT

I ended up creating a dummy hubdb table field inside the module and passing in the foreign IDs via that. However, not really ideal, I also mutated the foreign ID dictionary to be identical to that of the response of the hubdb rows and it still did not accept it.

Re: Passing hubdb foreign ID response into custom module using HubDB row field

CP-BWG — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:35:51 GMT

@jonflynnh2o @dennisedson

Here's the solution you're looking for. We found your post trying to do the exact same thing, and our dude's figure it out:

If you are using a module that has a HubDB row field in it, and then try to programmatically pass a selection from that field inside the module itself, you will likely struggle to figure out how to reference the selection of a hubDB row. Why? Because the page that shows how to reference fields inside modules has every other conceivable field other than a HubDB Row. Has the UbDB Table, but not a row.

Here's how you pass a hubDB row field selection inside a module that is referencing a table using a foreign key:

hubDB_row_selection_field_being_passed_to_custom_module={id={{hubDB_foreign_key_field_in_table.hs_id}}}