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  1. CiviCRM
  2. CRM-20208

Multiple names for Results Column in profiles

    Details

    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Done/Fixed
    • Priority: Trivial
    • Resolution: Fixed/Completed
    • Affects Version/s: 4.7.16
    • Fix Version/s: 4.7.18
    • Component/s: CiviCRM Profile
    • Labels:
      None
    • Versioning Impact:
      Patch (backwards-compatible bug fixes)
    • Documentation Required?:
      None
    • Funding Source:
      Contributed Code
    • Verified?:
      No

      Description

      documentation refers to:

      • Results Column?: This applies only to Search Views (known as Search Results in 4.1 and previous). Check it or the field will not appear in your Search View.

      but although this is true when editing a profile field (must have visibility = public), this is contrary to the page displaying a list of the fields, in which the field is called "In Selector".

      This field having different names (In Selector & Results Column) is confusing, and given that these fields give the potential to leak a lot of data to search engine bots etc, I think it should be uniform across the board.

      Anyone agree?

      As docs and edit page are uniform, I'm going for the "In Selector" should be "Results Column" - it also makes more sense re: layman's terms (I could be wrong though).

      Although this isn't the cause of the problem, we have seen leaks through profiles due to clients missunderstanding of these fileds. In trying to train / educate others this has the potential to cause a lot of confusion around a controversial and somewhat stressful (for those who have had data exposed to search engines) issue.

      Cheers.

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            • Assignee:
              yashodha Yashodha Chaku
              Reporter:
              marshCircle Martin Castle
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