Field is referencing the wrong data - sugarcrm

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Question: What is the best way to track a fields data source?
I have been going through numerous files and all the references that I can find are correct.
The issue is that the "Last Name" field is showing the contacts full name.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I am working with SugarCRM CE 6.5.13
Thanks.

Answer 1

Fields are defined in modules/SomeModules/vardefs.php or if it is a
custom_field in the db table fields_meta_data
in the modules bean modules/SomeModules/SomeModule.php you can overwrite default behavior to generate for example a full_name like this:
For detail view:
function fill_in_additional_detail_fields() {
parent::fill_in_additional_detail_fields();
$this->full_name = 'Something else';
}
For list view:
function fill_in_additional_list_fields() {
parent::fill_in_additional_list_fields();
$this->full_name = 'Something else';
}
Or by overriding the standard function _create_proper_name_field:
/**
* This function helps generate the name and full_name member field
* variables from the salutation, title, first_name and last_name fields.
* It takes into account the locale format settings as well as ACL settings
* if supported.
*/
public function _create_proper_name_field() {
parent::_create_proper_name_field();
$full_name = trim(trim($this->first_name) . ' ' . trim($this->last_name));
if (!empty($full_name) && !empty($this->name)) {
$full_name .= ' - ';
}
if (!empty($this->name)) {
$full_name .= $this->name;
}
$this->full_name = $full_name;
}