Magento 1: How to add a system configuration setting of custom module under the second module tab in admin?

Question

I have two modules with same vendor name. I want to display the second module system configuration setting under first module tab in admin. Do you guys have any idea?

Here are my system.xml files for both modules:

First module system.xml:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<tabs>
 <modulename_marketing translate="label" module="marketing">
 <label>Grz Marketo marketing Cart Integration</label>
 <sort_order>2</sort_order>
 </modulename_marketing>
</tabs> 
<sections>
 <modulename_marketing translate="label" module="marketing">
 <class>separator-top</class>
 <label>Settings</label>
 <tab>modulename_marketing</tab>
 <sort_order>140</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store> 
 <groups>
 <marketing_settings translate="label">
 <label>marketing Cart Configurations</label>
 <sort_order>4</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>0</show_in_website> 
 <fields>
 <enable translate="label">
 <label>Enable marketing Cart Integration</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
 <!-- <frontend_model>modulename_Mkt_Block_Checkobjects</frontend_model> --> 
 <sort_order>1</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>10</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>10</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>10</show_in_store>
 <comment>Send marketing Cart informations from Magento to Marketo.</comment>
 </enable>
 </fields>
 <fields>
 <marketing_cart_custom_object_api_name translate="label">
 <label>marketinged Cart custom object API name</label>
 <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
 <sort_order>2</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <depends><enable>1</enable></depends>
 </marketing_cart_custom_object_api_name> 
 </fields>
 </marketing_settings>
 </groups>
 <groups>
 <uzkart_standard translate="label" module="marketing">
 <label>marketing Cron Time Settings</label>
 <sort_order>1</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <fields>
 <!--maybe another fields here-->
 <frequency translate="label">
 <label>Frequency</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_cron_frequency</source_model>
 <!-- Custom backend model which saves cron configuration -->
 <backend_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_cron</backend_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </frequency>
 <!-- Cron job time -->
 <time translate="label">
 <label>Start Time</label>
 <frontend_type>time</frontend_type>
 <sort_order>201</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 </time>
 </fields>
 </uzkart_standard>
 </groups>
 </modulename_marketing>
</sections> 
</config>

Second module 'system.xml`:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<tabs>
 <modulename_marketing translate="label" module="marketing">
 <label>Grz Marketo marketing Cart Integration</label>
 <sort_order>2</sort_order>
 </modulename_marketing>
</tabs>
<sections>
 <modulename_marketing translate="label" module="marketing">
 <class>separator-top</class>
 <label>marketing Cart Settings</label>
 <tab>modulename_mkt</tab>
 <sort_order>140</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store> 
 <groups>
 <marketing_settings translate="label">
 <label>marketing Cart Configurations</label>
 <sort_order>4</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>0</show_in_website> 
 <fields>
 <enable translate="label">
 <label>Enable marketing Cart Integration</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
 <!-- <frontend_model>modulename_Mkt_Block_Checkobjects</frontend_model> --> 
 <sort_order>1</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>10</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>10</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>10</show_in_store>
 <comment>Send marketing Cart informations from Magento to Marketo.</comment>
 </enable>
 </fields>
 <fields>
 <marketing_cart_custom_object_api_name translate="label">
 <label>marketinged Cart custom object API name</label>
 <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
 <sort_order>2</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <depends><enable>1</enable></depends>
 </marketing_cart_custom_object_api_name> 
 </fields>
 </marketing_settings>
 </groups>
 <groups>
 <marketing_cron translate="label" module="marketing">
 <label>Cron Settings</label>
 <sort_order>1</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <fields>
 <!--maybe another fields here-->
 <minutes translate="label">
 <label>Minute</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_minute</source_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </minutes>
 <hours translate="label">
 <label>Hours</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_hour</source_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </hours>
 <days translate="label">
 <label>Days (Month)</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_day</source_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </days>
 <months translate="label">
 <label>Month</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_month</source_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </months>
 <weekdays translate="label">
 <label>Day(week)</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_weekday</source_model>
 <!-- Custom backend model which saves cron configuration -->
 <backend_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_weekday</backend_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </weekdays>
 </fields>
 </marketing_cron>
 </groups>
 </modulename_marketing>
</sections> 
</config>

• nikin: Could you include the system.xml file contents of both modules here. Just to make it easy to explain
• Pankaj Sharma: sure @nikin give me 2 min.
• Pankaj Sharma: @nikin I have added both system.xml files.

Answer 1

Update your second module's system.xml like below.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<sections>
 <modulename_marketing translate="label" module="marketing">
 <class>separator-top</class>
 <label>marketing Cart Settings</label>
 <tab>modulename_marketing</tab>
 <sort_order>140</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store> 
 <groups>
 <marketing_settings translate="label">
 <label>marketing Cart Configurations</label>
 <sort_order>4</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>0</show_in_website> 
 <fields>
 <enable translate="label">
 <label>Enable marketing Cart Integration</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
 <!-- <frontend_model>modulename_Mkt_Block_Checkobjects</frontend_model> --> 
 <sort_order>1</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>10</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>10</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>10</show_in_store>
 <comment>Send marketing Cart informations from Magento to Marketo.</comment>
 </enable>
 </fields>
 <fields>
 <marketing_cart_custom_object_api_name translate="label">
 <label>marketinged Cart custom object API name</label>
 <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
 <sort_order>2</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <depends><enable>1</enable></depends>
 </marketing_cart_custom_object_api_name> 
 </fields>
 </marketing_settings>
 </groups>
 <groups>
 <marketing_cron translate="label" module="marketing">
 <label>Cron Settings</label>
 <sort_order>1</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <fields>
 <!--maybe another fields here-->
 <minutes translate="label">
 <label>Minute</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_minute</source_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </minutes>
 <hours translate="label">
 <label>Hours</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_hour</source_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </hours>
 <days translate="label">
 <label>Days (Month)</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_day</source_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </days>
 <months translate="label">
 <label>Month</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_month</source_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </months>
 <weekdays translate="label">
 <label>Day(week)</label>
 <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
 <source_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_weekday</source_model>
 <!-- Custom backend model which saves cron configuration -->
 <backend_model>marketing/adminhtml_system_config_backend_marketing_weekday</backend_model>
 <sort_order>200</sort_order>
 <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
 <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
 <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
 <!--comment>Payment Fetch Frequency</comment-->
 </weekdays>
 </fields>
 </marketing_cron>
 </groups>
 </modulename_marketing>
</sections> 
</config>

You just need to keep tab name as first tab name. Let me know if you need further help.

• Pankaj Sharma: Thanks @Ramkishan, I changed <tab> name of second system.xml file with the tab name of first system.xml. And it is working for me.
• Ramkishan Suthar: Great @PankajSharma. Please accept the answer it'll help others.