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I have a custom database table created with my component that has a user id linked by foreign key to #__usersand I have a form field type in Joomla 3.x mvc

<field name="modified_user_id"
type="user"
label="JGLOBAL_FIELD_MODIFIED_BY_LABEL"
desc="Assign delivery to user" />

How to retrieve and insert the user id of the selected user in my database table using the MVC architecture, including all data bindings?

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  • You may want to give a bit more information about the flow of your component or what you are trying to achieve. Are you submitting a form that you want to have your user's ID submitted with etc etc.. Welcome to the Joomla Stack Exchange. – Terry Carter Aug 7 '17 at 16:09
  • This is a backend part for a dispatch delivery system where we assign our users (who are drivers) delivery orders. On the component's page, when we press the new button, we can enter a new delivery and assign it to a registered user. We can also edit despatch orders. The code above goes into the models/forms dir. – Nederealm Aug 7 '17 at 16:42
  • Are you just trying to populate a dropdown with a list of your users names and their user id? If so I can give you the XML code in an answer to generate that form field. – Terry Carter Aug 7 '17 at 17:25
  • Check my answer below. It should have the desired effect you are looking for. – Terry Carter Aug 7 '17 at 17:32
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Here is the code you would put in your models/forms XML file:

    <field
        name="modified_user_id"
        type="sql"
        label="JGLOBAL_FIELD_MODIFIED_BY_LABEL"
        description="Assign delivery to user"
        required="true"
        key_field="id"
        value_field="name"
        query="SELECT id, name FROM #__users ORDER BY name ASC"
    >
        <option value="">Choose a User</option>
    </field>

The SQL form field type is a type of list that generates a dropdown using the key and value fields specified in the field declaration.

You can get more information on the SQL field type here

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  • Then in the $config['filter_fields'], is 'modified_user_id.id' binded with 'mytable.user_id'? – Nederealm Aug 8 '17 at 8:14
  • Using the SQL form field I posted above will allow you to save a specific userid to your table yes. You need to have your controller save method logic written in such a way that the INSERT or UPDATE function inserts that field where appropriate. $config['filter_fields'] is the setup for being able to sort by a specific field or set of fields in an array. So if you wanted to sort your table list by users then yes, use the name of your database table field. – Terry Carter Aug 8 '17 at 16:17
  • The easiest method of handling things is to have your field names match your database column names. Change modified_user_id to user_id for the quickest setup without needing to write a custom save method. – Terry Carter Aug 8 '17 at 16:19
  • It works. But how do I filter out administrator categories or super administrators? I tried filteringby user group id, but I still see my superadmin and users in the drop down – Nederealm Aug 11 '17 at 3:37
  • See: joomla.stackexchange.com/questions/2406/… – Nederealm Aug 11 '17 at 3:44

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