SugarCRM 7 - add fields to Full Name headerpane display (middle name, nick name, preferred name etc)

fullname.js

/*
 *	I only wanted to apply this change to the Contacts modules so I put this file in:
 *	custom/modules/Contacts/clients/base/fields/fullname/
 */
({
    extendsFrom: 'FullnameField',

    formatMap: {
        'f': 'first_name',
        'l': 'last_name',
        's': 'salutation',
        'p': 'preferred_name_c',
        'm': 'middle_name_c'
    },

    initialize: function(options) {
        // override the name format for this module
        app.user.setPreference('default_locale_name_format', 's f p m l');

        this._super('initialize', [options]);
    },

    format: function() {
        var fullname = this.model.attributes.salutation +' '+ this.model.attributes.first_name +' ';
            fullname += (!_.isEmpty(this.model.attributes.preferred_name_c)) ? '"'+ this.model.attributes.preferred_name_c +'" ': ' ';
            fullname += this.model.attributes.middle_name_c +' '+ this.model.attributes.last_name;

        return fullname;
    },
})

record.php

<?php

/*
 *  This is the custom record file for Contacts.
 *  custom/modules/Contacts/clients/base/views/record/record.php
 */
 
<?php
$viewdefs['Contacts'] = 
array (
  'base' => 
  array (
    'view' => 
    array (
      'record' => 
      array (
        'buttons' => 
        array (
          // ....  
        ),
        'panels' => 
        array (
          0 => 
          array (
            'name' => 'panel_header',
            'header' => true,
            'fields' => 
            array (
              0 => 
              array (
                'name' => 'picture',
                'type' => 'avatar',
                'size' => 'large',
                'dismiss_label' => true,
              ),
              // THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART
              1 => 
              array (
                'name' => 'full_name',
                'label' => 'LBL_NAME',
                'dismiss_label' => true,
                'type' => 'fullname',
                'fields' => 
                array (
                  0 => 'salutation',
                  1 => 'first_name',
                  2 => 'preferred_name_c',
                  3 => 'middle_name_c',
                  4 => 'last_name',
                ),
              ),

subpanel-list.php

<?php

/*
    if you're trying to display the fullname in the subpanel for your updated module and middle_name or 
    another field displays as undefined try the following:
    
    open the file: 
    /modules/Contacts/clients/base/views/subpanel-list/subpanel-list.php

    copy the contents of that file to:
    /custom/modules/Contacts/clients/base/views/subpanel-list/

    edit the fields['full_name'] section as below 

*/

$viewdefs['Contacts']['base']['view']['subpanel-list'] = array(
    'type' => 'subpanel-list',
    'panels' =>
    array(
        array(
            'name' => 'panel_header',
            'label' => 'LBL_PANEL_1',
            'fields' => array(
                array(
                    'name' => 'full_name',
                    'type' => 'fullname',
                    'fields' => array(
                        'salutation',
                        'first_name',
                        'last_name',
                    ),
                    'link' => true,
                    'label' => 'LBL_LIST_NAME',
                    'enabled' => true,
                    'default' => true,
                    
                    // ADD THIS PART
                    'related_fields' => array(
                        'middle_name_c'
                    ),
                    // END OF ADDITION
                    
                ),
              
                // the rest of the fields have been removed for brevity, you keep them obviously
                
            )
        )
    )
);

After I created and save It is undefimed of middle name

Hey noimang, Do you have a field for the middle name added to the module? For example, in the code above we have a custom field named middle_name_c. Does that field exist in the module that you are customizing? Also, if it does exist try adding the field directly to the layout to see if it has a value. You can try to add it to both record and list layout to see if it shows up. The last thing to consider is that you may need to add the middle_name_c field to the available fields list in the listview of studio (the middle column). Good luck and I hope this helps!

Below is an example image of how to add the middle_name_c field to the available column in studio for the module. You can find the below configuration in admin > Studio > MODULE_NAME > layouts > list