Sugar Developer Guide Version 5.1

Module Metadata

The following table lists the metadata definition files found in the modules/[module]/metadata directory and a brief description of their purpose within the system.

File	Description
additionalDetails.php	Used to render the popup information displayed when a user hovers the mouse cursor over a row in the list view.
editviewdefs.php	Used to render a record's EditView.
detailviewdefs.php	Used to render a record's DetailView.
listviewdefs.php	Used to render the list view display for a module.
metafiles.php	Used to override the location of the metadata definition file to be used. The EditView, DetailView, list view and popup code check for the presence of these files.
popupdefs.php	Used to render and handle the search form and list view in popups
searchdefs.php	Used to render a module's basic and advanced search form displays
sidecreateviewdefs.php	Used to render a module's quick create form shown in the side shortcut panel
subpaneldefs.php	Used to render a module's subpanels shown when viewing a record's DetailView