Edit multiple pods on one edit screen?

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Hi,

I'm building a database of theatre events and so far pods is working perfectly. I'm just looking to make it easier to update/add/edit events.

Pods I have + their contents:

<br> Events

  • --name
  • --venue
  • --producer
  • --cast (pick: Cast - multiple) <br> Cast
  • --Name
  • --role
  • --event (pick: Event - single)
  • --person (pick: People - single) <br>

People

  • --Name
  • --cast member (pick: Cast - multiple)

<br>

What I'm trying to do:

I want a single edit page for an event where I can add/edit cast members; and inside the add/edit cast members area I can add/edit people (pulled as a Pick from the people pod.)

Is something like this possible?

asked Jun 9 '10 at 11:30

scottnath

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Scott, I'm actually looking to incorporate a DB of theatre events/casts in my area as well. I'd love to see an example of what you've accomplished with Pods – mortensn Jul 25 '11 at 10:21
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I have added the package I was working on that attempts some of this functionality:

http://podscms.org/packages/inline-pick-form/

I would greatly appreciate feedback for improvement! Thanks.

answered Jun 11 '10 at 4:15

clarinetlord

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Are you talking about a similar kind of functionality to the WP post edit page, where you can add new categories on the fly without creating them first on the categories page? This kind of functionality is possible, but requires an input helper to display the secondary pod fields, a pre-save helper to save this secondary pod data, and a lot of javascript to handle an expanding table to add new items on the fly. I'm working on a package to do this, and I'll let you know when I'm done with it.

answered Jun 10 '10 at 8:14

clarinetlord

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Yes, that's pretty much exactly what I'm talking about.

I was hoping there'd be an easy way to just include an existing form (the Cast form) into the Events edit page.

Or possibly a way to have the Cast form come up in a popup/dialog. Say if you click a link next to an existing Cast member or an 'add cast member' link.

Anyway, that's great you're working on something like this. What kind of a timeframe are you looking at?

thanks, Scott

answered Jun 10 '10 at 9:40

scottnath

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I think I'm actually done, but I just have to move all the js I wrote into the package; right now it's in an external file. I'll post the package in the next day or two. – clarinetlord Jun 10 '10 at 12:06
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I'd actually recommend utilizing the Pods API and using Input Helpers or Output Buffering to adjust the form, then running a post-save helper. You could setup dummy fields on the first pod with a field name you can utilize within your post-save helper.

answered Jun 10 '10 at 11:41

sc0ttkclark

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@clarinetlord - This will actually be built into the new Form API / UI that I'm working on for Pods UI, it will have the ability to add / edit Pod data related to a PICK column, and customize which fields should be shown / editable.

answered Jun 10 '10 at 11:42

sc0ttkclark

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@sc0ttkclark - Awesome! I look forward to seeing it. I actually haven't had time to use Pods UI yet, but this extremely useful add-on would be a good excuse to start. Let me know if you need any help with it. I'll put up the package I'm working on anyway so @scottnath could use it right away. – clarinetlord Jun 10 '10 at 12:03
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Thanks @clarinetlord - I look forward to playing with your system.

@sc0ttkclark I've been playing with Pods UI. Really great stuff. Not surprised you're gonna add this into your api. I was looking around in there to see if I was missing how to use this feature because that would match the rest of the functionality.

answered Jun 10 '10 at 2:27

scottnath

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was in the process of building something similar (have to add different rooms and their description, facilities etc to a hotel-pod) When can we expect to hear more from this ? – tomhermans Jun 11 '10 at 8:45
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Hi,

Was this added to pods UI?

thanks, Scott

answered Aug 30 '10 at 6:59

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