892: Field type changes - Composr CMS feature tracker

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

892	Composr	core_fields	public	2012-11-08 20:25	2022-08-15 01:25

Reporter	Chris Graham	Assigned To	Guest
Priority	normal	Severity	feature
Status	new	Resolution	open

Summary	892: Field type changes
Description	Allow changing of field type to any other field type. Currently it is restricted to ones of the same underlying storage.
Tags	Roadmap: Over the horizon, Type: Usability (major)
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Time estimation (hours)	5
Sponsorship open

Date Added	Member	Amount Sponsored

Chris Graham 2018-02-04 15:02 administrator ~5434	Also if 'RANDOM' is on a field type when saving a catalogue (or CPF), make sure that any blank entries are updated with values. This may also apply to some other special default values.

Chris Graham 2018-02-07 20:40 administrator ~5460	Current workaround is a CSV export then a CSV import to a renamed field.

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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2016-12-08 12:45	Chris Graham	Tag Attached: Type: Usability
2016-12-08 12:50	Chris Graham	Tag Renamed	Type: Usability => Type: Usability (major)
2018-02-04 15:02	Chris Graham	Note Added: 0005434
2018-02-07 20:40	Chris Graham	Note Added: 0005460
2022-08-15 01:25	Chris Graham	Tag Attached: Roadmap: v12
2024-03-26 00:58	PDStig	Tag Renamed	Roadmap: v12 => Roadmap: Over the horizon