Is there a simple way to add the username of the person who is making the comment in the admin history to the comment thread on the order?
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Another way of asking this would be how do I add an additional field to the comment history model so that I can override the appropriate models and templates inserting that data into the data structure.
If you want to add the username who is currently logged in and making change in order or commenting on order. you need to add an attribute to magento.
Create a Module say Audit app / etc / modules / Namespace_Audit.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Namespace_Audit>
<active>true</active>
<codePool>local</codePool>
<depends>
<Mage_Sales/>
</depends>
</Namespace_Audit>
</modules>
</config>
then Create a folder Audit in you namespace and create the config file. purpose of this is to rewrite the core class and extending for modified method
app / code / local / Namespace / Audit / etc / config.xml
`<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Namespace_Audit>
<version>0.1.0</version>
</Namespace_Audit>
</modules>
<global>
<blocks>
<adminhtml>
<rewrite>
<sales_order_view_tab_history before="Mage_Adminhtml_Block">Namespace_Audit_Block_Sales_Order_View_Tab_History<sales_order_view_tab_history>
</rewrite>
</adminhtml>
</blocks>
<global>
<models>
<audit>
<class>Bigadda_Audit_Model</class>
</audit>
</models>
<resources>
<audit_setup>
<setup>
<module>Bigadda_Audit</module>
</setup>
<connection>
<use>core_setup</use>
</connection>
</audit_setup>
<audit_write>
<connection>
<use>core_write</use>
</connection>
</audit_write>
<audit_read>
<connection>
<use>core_read</use>
</connection>
</audit_read>
</resources>
</global>
</global>
</config>`
create a setup to make a new attribute in database local / Namespace / Audit / sql / audit_setup / mysql4-install-0.1.0.php
`
<?php
$installer = $this;
$installer->startSetup();
$setup = new Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Setup('core_setup');
$setup->addAttribute('order_status_history', 'track_user', array('type' => 'varchar'));
$installer->endSetup();
`
Now extending the existing class . create a class file History.php
Namespace/Audit/Block/Sales/Order/View/Tab/History
and copy the functions in that
` public function getFullHistory() { $order = $this->getOrder();
$history = array();
foreach ($order->getAllStatusHistory() as $orderComment){
$history[$orderComment->getEntityId()] = $this->_prepareHistoryItem(
$orderComment->getStatusLabel(),
$orderComment->getIsCustomerNotified(),
$orderComment->getCreatedAtDate(),
$orderComment->getComment(),
$orderComment->getTrackUser(),
$orderComment->getTrackUserName()
);
}
foreach ($order->getCreditmemosCollection() as $_memo){
$history[$_memo->getEntityId()] =
$this->_prepareHistoryItem($this->__('Credit Memo #%s created', $_memo->getIncrementId()),
$_memo->getEmailSent(), $_memo->getCreatedAtDate());
foreach ($_memo->getCommentsCollection() as $_comment){
$history[$_comment->getEntityId()] =
$this->_prepareHistoryItem($this->__('Credit Memo #%s comment added', $_memo->getIncrementId()),
$_comment->getIsCustomerNotified(), $_comment->getCreatedAtDate(), $_comment->getComment(),$_comment->getTrackUser(),$_comment->getTrackUserName());
}
}
foreach ($order->getShipmentsCollection() as $_shipment){
$history[$_shipment->getEntityId()] =
$this->_prepareHistoryItem($this->__('Shipment #%s created', $_shipment->getIncrementId()),
$_shipment->getEmailSent(), $_shipment->getCreatedAtDate());
foreach ($_shipment->getCommentsCollection() as $_comment){
$history[$_comment->getEntityId()] =
$this->_prepareHistoryItem($this->__('Shipment #%s comment added', $_shipment->getIncrementId()),
$_comment->getIsCustomerNotified(), $_comment->getCreatedAtDate(), $_comment->getComment(),$_comment->getTrackUser(),$_comment->getTrackUserName());
}
}
foreach ($order->getInvoiceCollection() as $_invoice){
$history[$_invoice->getEntityId()] =
$this->_prepareHistoryItem($this->__('Invoice #%s created', $_invoice->getIncrementId()),
$_invoice->getEmailSent(), $_invoice->getCreatedAtDate());
foreach ($_invoice->getCommentsCollection() as $_comment){
$history[$_comment->getEntityId()] =
$this->_prepareHistoryItem($this->__('Invoice #%s comment added', $_invoice->getIncrementId()),
$_comment->getIsCustomerNotified(), $_comment->getCreatedAtDate(), $_comment->getComment(),$_comment->getTrackUser(),$_comment->getTrackUserName());
}
}
foreach ($order->getTracksCollection() as $_track){
$history[$_track->getEntityId()] =
$this->_prepareHistoryItem($this->__('Tracking number %s for %s assigned', $_track->getNumber(), $_track->getTitle()),
false, $_track->getCreatedAtDate());
}
krsort($history);
return $history;
}`
protected function _prepareHistoryItem($label, $notified, $created, $comment = '' , $trackUser = '' , $trackUserName ='')
{
return array(
'title' => $label,
'notified' => $notified,
'track_user' => $trackUser,
'track_user_name' => $trackUserName,
'comment' => $comment,
'created_at' => $created
);
}
extend the class order.php and add this method to set the comment to update the database. app / code / local / Mynamespace / Sales / Model / Order.php
public function addStatusHistoryComment($comment, $status = false)
{
if (false === $status) {
$status = $this->getStatus();
} elseif (true === $status) {
$status = $this->getConfig()->getStateDefaultStatus($this->getState());
} else {
$this->setStatus($status);
}
$UserInfo = Mage::getSingleton('admin/session')->getUser();
$UserName='';
$UserName=$UserInfo->getUsername();
$history = Mage::getModel('sales/order_status_history')
->setStatus($status)
->setComment($comment)
->setTrackUser($UserName); //added by vipul dadhich to add audits in the
$this->addStatusHistory($history);
return $history;
}
finally updating the phtml files. app / design / adminhtml / default / default / template / sales / order / view / history.phtml place this code wherever u want to show the username
<?php if ($_item->getTrackUser()): ?>
<br/><?php echo "<b>Updated By ( User ) :- </b>".$this->htmlEscape($_item->getTrackUser(), array('b','br','strong','i','u')) ?>
<?php endif; ?>
app / design / adminhtml / default / default / template / sales / order / view / tab / history.phtml
<?php if ($_comment = $this->getItemTrackUser($_item)): ?>
<br/><?php echo "<b>Updated By (User) :- </b>".$_comment ?>
<?php endif; ?>
Thats All folks..
Vipul Dadhich