Field Inherit

Categories

Content Construction Kit (CCK)

Component ID

787116

Component name

Field Inherit

Component type

module

Maintenance status

Minimally maintained

Development status

Under active development

Component security advisory coverage

not-covered

Downloads

1983

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Component body

Field Inherit allows empty CCK fields to inherit values from "parent" nodes. Currently, there are two ways to configure a node's parent—via the menu system, or a Node Reference field.

Example uses:

  • You want a banner image to appear for all pages in a "section". Set the image for the top-level page in that section, and all the sub-pages will inherit the banner as well.

To configure, simply visit the field settings page (admin/content/node-type/[content_type]/fields/[field_name]), expand the "Field inherit" fieldset, and check "Inherit this field from a parent node".

Note: Currently there is no Views integration, so your inherited values will not appear in Views results. As soon as I learn the Views API, I'll add this. If you know how, feel free to submit a patch!

Component url

https://www.drupal.org/project/field_inherit