Make backdate configurable and put values in DB.

My suggestion to Lobo that will make the backdate configurable
is as follows:

I would suggest that you not use
minOffset and maxOffset for
birthdays but rather bMinOffset and bMaxOffset.

This of course would not be backward
compatable, but it would begin to reign
in the uncontrolable nature of the settings
file.

Alternativly, you could assign minOffset
and maxOffset the perameters of the
changes when they are needed.

minOffset = bMinOffset
maxOffset = bMaxOffset for birthdays

minOffset = calMinOffset
maxOffset = calMaxOffset for calendars

and so on. This would allow you to
change your hard coded perameters
to soft code perameters.

So your hard code would go from
minOffset = "1"; to minOffset = "calMinOffset";

In this way, you would not be doing
a whole lot of changes to the basic
script, but simply adding functionality.
The various minOffset and maxOffset perameters
could then be stored in the db and allow
the user to change settings where necessary.

Scott

The following lines are Lobo's suggested hack
to Angie so that she could backdate to 2005.
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Angie:

Sorry, this is not configurable (for
now!)

However, you can accomplish this by making a tiny code
change in the CiviCRM code base

file: CRM/Core/SelectValues.php, line:
342
(approx)

Change this block

FROM:

} elseif ($type == 'datetime')

{ require_once 'CRM/Utils/Date.php'; $newDate['format'] = CRM_Utils_Date::posixToPhp($config->dateformatQfDatetime); $newDate['optionIncrement']['i'] = 15; $minOffset = 0; $maxOffset = 3; }

elseif ($type =='duration')

{ TO: }

elseif ($type == 'datetime')

{ require_once 'CRM/Utils/Date.php'; $newDate['format'] = CRM_Utils_Date::posixToPhp($config->dateformatQfDatetime); $newDate['optionIncrement']['i'] = 15; // change this to 1 so folks can at least go back 1 calendar year $minOffset = 1; $maxOffset = 3; }

elseif ($type =='duration') {

(minOffset hsa been changed to 1, rest of the lines is for context only )
u can ask your tech folks to contact me on IRC if they
have any questions about the above change

lobo
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The following is the request from Angie.

Currently we are not able to backdate any activities
to 2005. We only have 2006-2009. Is there any way to add 2005
to this drop down? I checked with our tech people and they said this was
not a customizable feature. Thanks.
Angie
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