October: Export: using the form options

Created on 10 Aug 2016 · 4Comments · Source: octobercms/october

Expected behavior

as per the documentation http://octobercms.com/docs/backend/import-export#custom-options,
we should be able to add a form yaml option in the config_import_export.htm for the export scenario.

Actual behavior

when adding the form yaml options, the fields displays correctly in the export page, but when clik on 'export' we see a modal error showing the first field name defined the form yaml options

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chrisvidal

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Most helpful comment

This is Laravel throwing a MassAssignmentException and the message contents just contains the field name, this is not helpful at all. This has been fixed so a more descriptive error is shown. eg:

Mass assignment failed for Model attribute 'export_from_record'.

To fix this, open your model class smartbuild\asia\models\ProjectsExport and ensure the attribute is "fillable". Either remove this:

/**
 * @var array Guarded fields
 */
protected $guarded = ['*'];

Or add this

/**
 * @var array Fillable fields
 */
protected $fillable = ['export_from_record'];

daftspunk on 13 Aug 2016

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the content of my controllers/projects/config_import_export.yaml is

export:
  title: Export Projects
  fileName: export_projects_master.csv
  list: $/smartbuild/asia/models/projectexport/columns.yaml
  modelClass: smartbuild\asia\models\ProjectsExport
  redirect: smartbuild/asia/projects/export
  form: $/smartbuild/asia/models/projectexport/options.yaml

the content of my model/projectexport/options.yaml is

# ===================================
#  Form Field Definitions
# ===================================
fields:
  export_options_comment:
    label: Help
    type: partial
    path: export_hint
  export_from_record:
    label: Export from record number
    type: number
    span: left
    default: 1
  export_until_record:
    label: Export until record number
    type: number
    span: right
    default: 5000

as a result after click on Export button, i see a modal window with 'export_from_record' inside and close button.

and nothing in the log

chrisvidal on 10 Aug 2016

This is Laravel throwing a MassAssignmentException and the message contents just contains the field name, this is not helpful at all. This has been fixed so a more descriptive error is shown. eg:

Mass assignment failed for Model attribute 'export_from_record'.

To fix this, open your model class smartbuild\asia\models\ProjectsExport and ensure the attribute is "fillable". Either remove this:

/**
 * @var array Guarded fields
 */
protected $guarded = ['*'];

Or add this

/**
 * @var array Fillable fields
 */
protected $fillable = ['export_from_record'];

daftspunk on 13 Aug 2016

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thanks @daftspunk , this solved the problem indeed

chrisvidal on 13 Aug 2016

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Hello, I have problems with exporting. I need the file to export the data I select in the list but the model does not take that data from me, implement the filters with the scopes but never take them, they could help me
sorry for my English.