Order of Data Input Fields (parameters input)

[ottob]

Hi,

is it possible to order the textfields while creating a graph by the "field order" value in the 'data input method'?

For example: i use the fields "username" and "password" inside a input method - but they are displayed while graph creation ordered by name (password, username) which sometimes confuses users...

Any ideas? Maybe simply order the textfields by the field order, or give the ability to choose the ordering method?

otto

[TheWitness]

Please provide an example. I am confusing...

TheWitness

[Brashquido]

I might be a little confused here too, but isn't field order dictated by the order in which you place your input fields in the input string section?

[ottob]

here's an example:

(I know its only a small "problem" but sometimes confusing...)

[ottob]

Hi developers,

is it possible to change the sorting ability of the custom-fields output in further releases regarding to the described "problem"?

i found out, that changing the line 406 in lib/html_form_template.php

from

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	$fields = db_fetch_assoc("select * from data_input_fields where data_input_id=" . $data["data_input_id"] . " and input_output='in' order by  name");

to

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	$fields = db_fetch_assoc("select * from data_input_fields where data_input_id=" . $data["data_input_id"] . " and input_output='in' order by sequence, name");

will fix this issue...

Thanks,
O

[rony]

Yes, but that has the possible implication of breaking, or screwing up other stuff. I would have to check, but generally playing around in the lib files will affect more then one section of cacti.