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title: ModelAdmin
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summary: Create admin UI's for managing your data records.
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# ModelAdmin
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[api:ModelAdmin] provides a simple way to utilize the SilverStripe Admin UI with your own data models. It can create
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searchables list and edit views of [api:DataObject] subclasses, and even provides import and export of your data.
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It uses the framework's knowledge about the model to provide sensible defaults, allowing you to get started in a couple
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of lines of code, while still providing a solid base for customization.
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<div class="info" markdown="1">
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The interface is mainly powered by the [api:GridField] class ([documentation](../forms/field_types/gridfield)), which can
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also be used in other areas of your application.
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</div>
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Let's assume we want to manage a simple product listing as a sample data model: A product can have a name, price, and
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a category.
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**mysite/code/Product.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class Product extends DataObject {
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private static $db = array(
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'Name' => 'Varchar',
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'ProductCode' => 'Varchar',
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'Price' => 'Currency'
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);
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private static $has_one = array(
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'Category' => 'Category'
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);
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}
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**mysite/code/Category.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class Category extends DataObject {
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private static $db = array(
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'Title' => 'Text'
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);
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private static $has_many = array(
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'Products' => 'Product'
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);
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}
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To create your own `ModelAdmin`, simply extend the base class, and edit the `$managed_models` property with the list of
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DataObject's you want to scaffold an interface for. The class can manage multiple models in parallel, if required.
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We'll name it `MyAdmin`, but the class name can be anything you want.
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**mysite/code/MyAdmin.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class MyAdmin extends ModelAdmin {
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private static $managed_models = array(
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'Product',
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'Category'
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);
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private static $url_segment = 'products';
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private static $menu_title = 'My Product Admin';
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}
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This will automatically add a new menu entry to the SilverStripe Admin UI entitled `My Product Admin` and logged in
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users will be able to upload and manage `Product` and `Category` instances through http://yoursite.com/admin/products.
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<div class="alert" markdown="1">
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After defining these classes, make sure you have rebuilt your SilverStripe database and flushed your cache.
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</div>
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## Permissions
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Each new `ModelAdmin` subclass creates its' own [permission code](../security), for the example above this would be
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`CMS_ACCESS_MyAdmin`. Users with access to the Admin UI will need to have this permission assigned through
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`admin/security/` or have the `ADMIN` permission code in order to gain access to the controller.
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<div class="notice" markdown="1">
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For more information on the security and permission system see the [Security Documentation](../security)
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</div>
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The [api:DataObject] API has more granular permission control, which is enforced in [api:ModelAdmin] by default.
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Available checks are `canEdit()`, `canCreate()`, `canView()` and `canDelete()`. Models check for administrator
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permissions by default. For most cases, less restrictive checks make sense, e.g. checking for general CMS access rights.
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**mysite/code/Category.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class Category extends DataObject {
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// ...
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public function canView($member = null) {
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return Permission::check('CMS_ACCESS_MyAdmin', 'any', $member);
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}
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public function canEdit($member = null) {
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return Permission::check('CMS_ACCESS_MyAdmin', 'any', $member);
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}
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public function canDelete($member = null) {
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return Permission::check('CMS_ACCESS_MyAdmin', 'any', $member);
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}
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public function canCreate($member = null) {
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return Permission::check('CMS_ACCESS_MyAdmin', 'any', $member);
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}
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## Searching Records
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[api:ModelAdmin] uses the [SearchContext](../search/searchcontext) class to provide a search form, as well as get the
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searched results. Every [api:DataObject] can have its own context, based on the fields which should be searchable. The
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class makes a guess at how those fields should be searched, e.g. showing a checkbox for any boolean fields in your
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`$db` definition.
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To remove, add or modify searchable fields, define a new `[api:DataObject::$searchable_fields]` static on your model
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class (see [SearchContext](../search/searchcontext) docs for details).
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**mysite/code/Product.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class Product extends DataObject {
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private static $searchable_fields = array(
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'Name',
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'ProductCode'
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);
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}
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<div class="hint" markdown="1">
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[SearchContext](../search/searchcontext) documentation has more information on providing the search functionality.
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</div>
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## Displaying Results
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The results are shown in a tabular listing, powered by the [GridField](../forms/field_types/gridfield), more specifically
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the [api:GridFieldDataColumns] component. This component looks for a [api:DataObject::$summary_fields] static on your
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model class, where you can add or remove columns. To change the title, use [api:DataObject::$field_labels].
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**mysite/code/Product.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class Product extends DataObject {
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private static $field_labels = array(
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'Price' => 'Cost' // renames the column to "Cost"
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);
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private static $summary_fields = array(
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'Name',
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'Price'
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);
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}
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The results list are retrieved from [api:SearchContext->getResults], based on the parameters passed through the search
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form. If no search parameters are given, the results will show every record. Results are a [api:DataList] instance, so
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can be customized by additional SQL filters, joins.
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For example, we might want to exclude all products without prices in our sample `MyAdmin` implementation.
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**mysite/code/MyAdmin.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class MyAdmin extends ModelAdmin {
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public function getList() {
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$list = parent::getList();
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// Always limit by model class, in case you're managing multiple
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if($this->modelClass == 'Product') {
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$list = $list->exclude('Price', '0');
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}
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return $list;
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}
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}
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You can also customize the search behavior directly on your `ModelAdmin` instance. For example, we might want to have a
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checkbox which limits search results to expensive products (over $100).
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**mysite/code/MyAdmin.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class MyAdmin extends ModelAdmin {
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public function getSearchContext() {
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$context = parent::getSearchContext();
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if($this->modelClass == 'Product') {
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$context->getFields()->push(new CheckboxField('q[ExpensiveOnly]', 'Only expensive stuff'));
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}
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return $context;
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}
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public function getList() {
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$list = parent::getList();
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$params = $this->request->requestVar('q'); // use this to access search parameters
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if($this->modelClass == 'Product' && isset($params['ExpensiveOnly']) && $params['ExpensiveOnly']) {
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$list = $list->exclude('Price:LessThan', '100');
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}
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return $list;
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}
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}
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To alter how the results are displayed (via `[api:GridField]`), you can also overload the `getEditForm()` method. For
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example, to add a new component.
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**mysite/code/MyAdmin.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class MyAdmin extends ModelAdmin {
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private static $managed_models = array(
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'Product',
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'Category'
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);
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// ...
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public function getEditForm($id = null, $fields = null) {
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$form = parent::getEditForm($id, $fields);
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// $gridFieldName is generated from the ModelClass, eg if the Class 'Product'
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// is managed by this ModelAdmin, the GridField for it will also be named 'Product'
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$gridFieldName = $this->sanitiseClassName($this->modelClass);
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$gridField = $form->Fields()->fieldByName($gridFieldName);
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// modify the list view.
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$gridField->getConfig()->addComponent(new GridFieldFilterHeader());
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return $form;
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}
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}
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The above example will add the component to all `GridField`s (of all managed models). Alternatively we can also add it
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to only one specific `GridField`:
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**mysite/code/MyAdmin.php**
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:::php
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<?php
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class MyAdmin extends ModelAdmin {
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private static $managed_models = array(
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'Product',
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'Category'
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);
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public function getEditForm($id = null, $fields = null) {
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$form = parent::getEditForm($id, $fields);
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$gridFieldName = 'Product';
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$gridField = $form->Fields()->fieldByName($gridFieldName);
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if ($gridField) {
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$gridField->getConfig()->addComponent(new GridFieldFilterHeader());
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}
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return $form;
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}
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}
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## Data Import
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The `ModelAdmin` class provides import of CSV files through the [api:CsvBulkLoader] API. which has support for column
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mapping, updating existing records, and identifying relationships - so its a powerful tool to get your data into a
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SilverStripe database.
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By default, each model management interface allows uploading a CSV file with all columns auto detected. To override
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with a more specific importer implementation, use the [api:ModelAdmin::$model_importers] static.
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## Data Export
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Export is available as a CSV format through a button at the end of a results list. You can also export search results.
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This is handled through the [api:GridFieldExportButton] component.
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To customize the exported columns, create a new method called `getExportFields` in your `ModelAdmin`:
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:::php
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<?php
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class MyAdmin extends ModelAdmin {
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// ...
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public function getExportFields() {
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return array(
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'Name' => 'Name',
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'ProductCode' => 'Product Code',
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'Category.Title' => 'Category'
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);
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}
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}
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## Related Documentation
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* [GridField](../forms/field_types/gridfield)
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* [Permissions](../security/permissions)
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* [SearchContext](../search/searchcontext)
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## API Documentation
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* [api:ModelAdmin]
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* [api:LeftAndMain]
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* [api:GridField]
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* [api:DataList]
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* [api:CsvBulkLoader]
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