Magento Admin User - Custom Attribute?

Question

In my Magento Admin Panel

System> Permissions> Users> choose any Users> User Info

I want to add an attribute that's a number called Calc_Code. That the admin user can change in the backend.

Is it possible to add a custom attribute to an Admin user that they can change in the backend?

• Douglas Radburn: I believe this may have been answered previously here: magento.stackexchange.com/questions/25354/…

Answer 1

Quick solution

Only for your store open your database find the table admin_user click on it, after opening that table click on structure on top, on bottom click on Go button that add new column for your table. add the name Calc_Code and type varchar than save it.

Then create this file: app/code/local/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Permissions/User/Edit/Tab/Main.php

and add this code:

<?php class Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Permissions_User_Edit_Tab_Main extends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Form
{
 protected function _prepareForm()
{
 $model = Mage::registry('permissions_user');
 $form = new Varien_Data_Form();
 $form->setHtmlIdPrefix('user_');
 $fieldset = $form->addFieldset('base_fieldset', array('legend'=>Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Account Information')));
 if ($model->getUserId()) {
 $fieldset->addField('user_id', 'hidden', array(
 'name' => 'user_id',
 ));
 } else {
 if (! $model->hasData('is_active')) {
 $model->setIsActive(1);
 }
 }
 $fieldset->addField('username', 'text', array(
 'name' => 'username',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('User Name'),
 'id' => 'username',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('User Name'),
 'required' => true,
 ));
 $fieldset->addField('firstname', 'text', array(
 'name' => 'firstname',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('First Name'),
 'id' => 'firstname',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('First Name'),
 'required' => true,
 ));
 $fieldset->addField('lastname', 'text', array(
 'name' => 'lastname',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Last Name'),
 'id' => 'lastname',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Last Name'),
 'required' => true,
 ));
 $fieldset->addField('email', 'text', array(
 'name' => 'email',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Email'),
 'id' => 'customer_email',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('User Email'),
 'class' => 'required-entry validate-email',
 'required' => true,
 ));
// custom field
$fieldset->addField('calc_code', 'text', array(
 'name' => 'calc_code',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('calc_code'),
 'id' => 'calc_code',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('calc_code'),
 'class' => 'required-entry',
 ));
 $fieldset->addField('current_password', 'obscure', array(
 'name' => 'current_password',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Current Admin Password'),
 'id' => 'current_password',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Current Admin Password'),
 'class' => 'input-text',
 'required' => true,
 ));
 if ($model->getUserId()) {
 $fieldset->addField('password', 'password', array(
 'name' => 'new_password',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('New Password'),
 'id' => 'new_pass',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('New Password'),
 'class' => 'input-text validate-admin-password',
 ));
 $fieldset->addField('confirmation', 'password', array(
 'name' => 'password_confirmation',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Password Confirmation'),
 'id' => 'confirmation',
 'class' => 'input-text validate-cpassword',
 ));
 }
 else {
 $fieldset->addField('password', 'password', array(
 'name' => 'password',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Password'),
 'id' => 'customer_pass',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Password'),
 'class' => 'input-text required-entry validate-admin-password',
 'required' => true,
 ));
 $fieldset->addField('confirmation', 'password', array(
 'name' => 'password_confirmation',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Password Confirmation'),
 'id' => 'confirmation',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Password Confirmation'),
 'class' => 'input-text required-entry validate-cpassword',
 'required' => true,
 ));
 }
 if (Mage::getSingleton('admin/session')->getUser()->getId() != $model->getUserId()) {
 $fieldset->addField('is_active', 'select', array(
 'name' => 'is_active',
 'label' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('This account is'),
 'id' => 'is_active',
 'title' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Account Status'),
 'class' => 'input-select',
 'style' => 'width: 80px',
 'options' => array('1' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Active'), '0' => Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Inactive')),
 ));
 }
 $fieldset->addField('user_roles', 'hidden', array(
 'name' => 'user_roles',
 'id' => '_user_roles',
 ));
 $data = $model->getData();
 unset($data['password']);
 $form->setValues($data);
 $this->setForm($form);
 return parent::_prepareForm();
}
}
?>

after clean the cache then check

• CodingMageSheen: I'm trying this out right now hang tight I'll upvote and choose as answer if it works
• Rajan Soni: ya sure, and after creating Main.php add your field in between where you want to show like above example.
• Rajan Soni: Use varchar for that
• Rajan Soni: you are working on database you just have to go in admin_user table and just click on Go button and fill the form
• Rajan Soni: Let us continue this discussion in chat.

Answer 2

Thank You to @Rajan for helping me with: I want to add an attribute that's a number called Calc_Code. By directly adding it to the database Admin User's gained that attribute.

However I had to do some work to get the attribute saving in the backend, thus i'm posting my answer here for anyone that needs to do something similar.

I had to create a custom controller:

app/code/local/Sean/CustomCalcCode/controllers/Adminhtml/System/AccountController.php

 public function saveAction()
 {
 $userId = Mage::getSingleton('admin/session')->getUser()->getId();
 $pwd = null;
 $user = Mage::getModel("admin/user")->load($userId);
 $user->setId($userId)
 ->setUsername($this->getRequest()->getParam('username', false))
 ->setFirstname($this->getRequest()->getParam('firstname', false))
 ->setLastname($this->getRequest()->getParam('lastname', false))
 ->setEmail(strtolower($this->getRequest()->getParam('email', false)));
//IMPORTANT PART HERE
 $post = $this->getRequest()->getParams();
 $user->setData('calc_code', $post['Calc_Code']);
//IMPORTANT PART HERE
 if ( $this->getRequest()->getParam('new_password', false) ) {
 $user->setNewPassword($this->getRequest()->getParam('new_password', false));
 }
 if ($this->getRequest()->getParam('password_confirmation', false)) {
 $user->setPasswordConfirmation($this->getRequest()->getParam('password_confirmation', false));
 }
 $result = $user->validate();
 if (is_array($result)) {
 foreach($result as $error) {
 Mage::getSingleton('adminhtml/session')->addError($error);
 }
 $this->getResponse()->setRedirect($this->getUrl("*/*/"));
 return;
 }

Also under: app/code/local/Sean/CustomCalcCode/etc/config.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
 <modules>
 <Sean_CustomCalcCode>
 <version>0.0.1</version>
 </Sean_CustomCalcCode>
 </modules>
 <admin>
 <routers>
 <adminhtml>
 <args>
 <modules>
 <sean_customcalccode before="Mage_Adminhtml">Sean_CustomCalcCode_Adminhtml</sean_customcalccode>
 </modules>
 </args>
 </adminhtml>
 </routers>
 </admin>
</config> 

I learned from this experience you can't just add controllers through local file to replace mage core files. You need to create the config.xml and manually save it like I did in my custom controller.

If any of you have any questions feel free to comment here or leave a question and PM me! I'll do my best to help you out.