After spending time browsing forum threads I'm still confused about Advanced Custom Fields' PHP/JSON import/export functionality (docs here, here and here). For instance between PHP and JSON export methods:
Which one saves field definition and which one saves field data?
Which one writes into the database and which one doesn't?
More importantly, why do imported fields (created on a different server) show up in the dashboard in some cases, but frustratingly not in others?
I saw in certain threads that there are people who are confused about at least one of these aspects too. Could someone sum up exactly how this works?
For the record, my team wants total sync on every developer's machine, that is, we want to see the same thing in ACF settings and in the admin pages, everywhere.
None of the methods export DATA. They're exporting FIELDS. To export data you have to use Export under Tools menu in WordPress dashboard (that place where you can export your posts or pages)
As above, none.
PHP exported fields are not showing in dashboard (ACF dashboard, so you can't edit them).
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Intent: I would like to distribute forms to User X, User Y and User Z. These forms would be pre-populated with existing data on their ongoing projects. Meaning for User X, he will only be able to see his own details etc. They are to validate the information, and make changes to the data if necessary.
I tried finding the best way to go about executing this and landed on MS Access (if there's something else, please do share).
So I have a database, created my forms but how do I go about sharing only the forms to my users and updating my database. Resources I have include:
SharePoint Online (may or may not have access to it...)
Outlook
Desktop Access
I am open to various scenarios involving direct updating through SharePoint, or even manually updating the forms received through them via email if it is possible.
My most important consideration is data security. User X should not be able to see the details of other users. User-level security from older versions of Access could probably do that but its no longer in the newer version and a check online suggests it isn't the most secure option.
Any help would be much appreciated.
You do not include any information on what kind of data your "forms" includes why you collect the data and what do you want to do with it. At the very least if data from multiple users needs to be combined for any sort of overall reporting.
If the most important consideration is limiting each user to a sub-set of the data then I don't see how you decided MS Access is your best option. Any security on an Access file is easily bypassed. On top of that unless each of your users has their own set of tables you cannot set up any kind of security that isolates their individual information.
To completely isolate user information you have three options:
Use a separate database for each. Then, if you need to, link them all
into a master database in the back end.
Use an isolated front end. You cannot use an Access front end as that
will have to link to the tables; you have to use a separate
interface, either a web type interface or a Windows application that
the user has to log on and has no access to any data other than what
the software is displaying.
Use import/export files. Have access export each user's info to an
Excel sheet or other convenient data file. Let them make their
changes and return the files to you, then import them back into your
database.
I am trying to change the server for several dozen reports, all developed by different people, that use a mix of:
Shared Datasources (have a query for this)
Custom Data Sources in RDLs (not perfect but I have a PowerShell script that will download all reports, then I can them search them with Notepad++)
Custom Data Sources that are overridden on the SSRS Server.
Does anybody have a way to find the details of the Custom Data Sources? Shared is easy. I need to get the details of the CUSTOM. Tried going through the data sources table but it's not standard varbinary.
And hey, bonus fake internet points if you have a way to update the custom DS as well; I already have code to change the shared ones.
I have a forum which is here or http://neue.st/index.php
and I want to transfer the data from that forum to a new forum in a different directory http://neue.st/forums
I also only want to have select pieces of data to be transfered such as users, posts, topics, forums but not things like themes & mods
I am doing this because I kinda of screwed up the data for mods & themes for the original forum & have no idea how to reverse it because I forgot to do the backuping
Is there anyway to do this with phpmyadmin
A good tool to use... but not absolutely necessary is PMA (phpMyAdmin). You should log in, click on the database you want to export data from and then click the export button.
You can see there is a "custom" choice, upon selecting that you will be presented with more options including the ability to choose which tables you need to export.
After that, head on over to your other database and import the SQL file that was generated/downloaded and happy days.
you can use SQLYog community edition, it is easy to select what ever data you want to export.
If you download the Support toolkit from phpBB you are able to 'clean' the database of all non standard tables and rows (i.e. things added by MODs), leaving you with a clean database.
For themes that you no longer need, you can delete and uninstall these via your Admin control panel before removing them from your server.
If you just use 'selected' parts of your database then chances are it won't work properly because there are so many relationships between the different tables.
After searching around the forums I can find multiple issues with having several tables and one form, however I have the inverse problem. I have four separate forms that are all linked to the same table. No two forms edit the same variable on the table.
If people open up a single form, save it, close it, then move on to the next form the database works as intended. However, some people open up all the forms and forget to save/close the one beforehand. At this point, Access refuses to save the file stating that 'Another user has this file open' since the table is open in another form, even though no variable should overwrite each other.
Is there any workaround for this? I'd just like to have people be able to save their entered data from several forms to the same table. There will be no point in time that two people would access this table simultaneously, I just want to make sure we can save the data if someone opens multiple forms at once.
First, in a MS Access database multiple users can have same forms open. The only Read/Write issue would occur if users are working in the same record. Whoever enters the record first and begins updating would have the record-locked for him/her and users afterwards would get the warning message until the record is saved (or dirty event is removed). Users may be able to view but not be able to edit.
So your issue may be more an operational than a programming one. Try to organize users to manage specific records at a certain time or coordinate add/update work between team members. Of course this would be impossible if you run over a large company network with hundreds of users or online.
Still another solution would involve migrating all separate forms as subforms into one main form, so all corresponding records align at same time. But normally, subforms are reserved for join tables and not same table record sources. You can use tabs if space is an issue. This does not stop the record-locking issue but at least reduces the chances of it since less records are spread across separate objects. In fact this may prove to be better as users can move back and forth to other variables of the same record for reference on one form instead of opening/closing other forms or keeping the other ones opened.
Finally, it is highly advised if working in a multiple user environment and especially since you are connecting ODBC to systems like MySQL to split your database between FrontEnd (linked tables, forms, queries, macros, modules) and BackEnd (only tables). This setup prevents corruption, efficiently runs systems as only data is sent across the network and not whole application items, and overall fosters a better multi-user environment. Each user can have a copy of the FE on their local machines but all will connect to one BE on a shared network. To help, Access 2007-2013 has a button for this on the Ribbon under Database Tools.
I've used a dashboard that displayed buttons to open the forms needed and then used yourform.showdialog() to open up other forms in C#. This will make it so the user cannot use other forms until the form that is open is closed.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/39wcs2dh(v=vs.110).aspx
I am using a software powered by SugarCRM. The reports I show are not very good so I decided to user Pentaho BI Suite. I already made all the business analitycs stuff (cubes, reports, saiku report, etc..), but I am having an issue, in SugarCRM database, the label's values of some dropdownlist (for example), are not storaged. Instead they are written in a .JS file y the sugar directory called sp_ve.js like this :
SUGAR.language.SetLanguage('app_string',[JSON OBJECT WITH THE LABELS VALUES]) ;
SUGAR.language.SetLanguage('app_list_strings',[JSON OBJECT WITH LABEL VALUES]);
Now, is there any way to insert those objects into tables, so I can use it in my OLAP solution in pentaho?, HOW? . If yes, how can I make this process work automatically, every time my users add new labels.
First of all, all the dropdowns, text labels, etc. actually stored in <lang_key>.lang.php files under <sugar_root>/include/language/ and <sugar_root>/custom/include/language/ directories. And only then those labels become accessible with JavaScript used in SugarCRM UI. See this page for more information.
For similar situation of preparing SugarCRM database for analyzing with Tableau Desktop Professional I decided to use the following approach.
At the beginning all the dictionaries/mappings needed in files mentioned above were extracted into separate CSV files. You can do it with text editor of your choice using find/replace. Then those CSV files were imported into SugarCRM database as new tables - one table for each list. After that I used database view to join "data" table with "label map" table and used that view as a source for my analytical needs. Yes, it's not so elegant and dynamic solution. Moreover it needs a little hand work. But it solves the issue.