Custom customer attribute not saves

[sashas777]

Hi,
I have made custom text attribute for customer (admin customer edit form) using installation script.
The attribute shows fine, but its not possible to save any value - seems that value not insets into customer_entity_varchar table.

[Vinai]

Have you assigned it to the form? In #1238 there is a module setup example I've used to create a working custom customer attribute.

[vpelipenko]

@sashas777, did you look at example from #1238 (comment)? Did you define 'used_in_forms' for this attribute?

[sashas777]

@vpelipenko @Vinai
Hi,

Yes it is set 'used_in_forms' and it visible at the admin customer edit form. But when i enter information in the field it doesnt save it and put into customer_entity_varchar table. If i manually add record into table the values shows at the admin customer edit page.
Here is setup function from InstallData.php file:

    public function install(ModuleDataSetupInterface $setup, ModuleContextInterface $context)
    {
        /** @var CustomerSetup $customerSetup */
        $customerSetup = $this->ExtensionSetupFactory->create(['setup' => $setup]);
        $attributeParams=array(
            'type' => 'varchar',
            'label' => 'Customer Code',
            'input' => 'text',
            'required' => false,
            'visible' => true,
            'user_defined' => true,
            'sort_order' => 90,     
            'position' => 90,
        );
        $customerSetup->addAttribute('customer', 'customer_code', $attributeParams);
        $customerCodeAttribute = $customerSetup->getEavConfig()->getAttribute('customer', 'customer_code');
        $customerCodeAttribute->setData(
            'used_in_forms',
            ['adminhtml_customer']
        );
        $customerCodeAttribute->save();

    }

Thanks

[vpelipenko]

Internal ticket: MAGETWO-39121

[vpelipenko]

@sashas777, we've investigated internal ticket and here is response:

Attribute is not possible to save any value, because the attribute data not stored in 'eav_entity_attribute' table.

To avoid this you must specify additional parameters for the attribute.

• attribute_set_id
• attribute_group_id

The 'system' parameter must be specified as 0 (the new attribute is not really system attribute).

The working code here (update VERSION to real module version value):

namespace Magento\Customer\Setup;

use Magento\Customer\Model\Customer;
use Magento\Eav\Model\Entity\Attribute\Set as AttributeSet;
use Magento\Eav\Model\Entity\Attribute\SetFactory as AttributeSetFactory;
use Magento\Framework\Setup\UpgradeDataInterface;
use Magento\Framework\Setup\ModuleContextInterface;
use Magento\Framework\Setup\ModuleDataSetupInterface;

class UpgradeData implements UpgradeDataInterface
{
    /**
     * @var CustomerSetupFactory
     */
    protected $customerSetupFactory;

    /**
     * @var AttributeSetFactory
     */
    private $attributeSetFactory;

    /**
     * @param CustomerSetupFactory $customerSetupFactory
     * @param AttributeSetFactory $attributeSetFactory
     */
    public function __construct(
        CustomerSetupFactory $customerSetupFactory,
        AttributeSetFactory $attributeSetFactory
    ) {
        $this->customerSetupFactory = $customerSetupFactory;
        $this->attributeSetFactory = $attributeSetFactory;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public function upgrade(ModuleDataSetupInterface $setup, ModuleContextInterface $context)
    {
        if (version_compare($context->getVersion(), 'VERSION') < 0) {
            /** @var CustomerSetup $customerSetup */
            $customerSetup = $this->customerSetupFactory->create(['setup' => $setup]);

            $customerEntity = $customerSetup->getEavConfig()->getEntityType('customer');
            $attributeSetId = $customerEntity->getDefaultAttributeSetId();

            /** @var $attributeSet AttributeSet */
            $attributeSet = $this->attributeSetFactory->create();
            $attributeGroupId = $attributeSet->getDefaultGroupId($attributeSetId);

            $customerSetup->addAttribute(Customer::ENTITY, 'customer_code', [
                'type' => 'varchar',
                'label' => 'Customer Code',
                'input' => 'text',
                'required' => false,
                'visible' => true,
                'user_defined' => true,
                'sort_order' => 90,
                'position' => 90,
                'system' => 0,
            ]);

            $attribute = $customerSetup->getEavConfig()->getAttribute(Customer::ENTITY, 'customer_code')
                ->addData([
                    'attribute_set_id' => $attributeSetId,
                    'attribute_group_id' => $attributeGroupId,
                    'used_in_forms' => ['adminhtml_customer'],
                ]);

            $attribute->save();
        }
    }
}

[sashas777]

Thanks. It works

[phanikumar111]

I added this attribute in customer registration form. please let me know how to save this attribute form frontend.

I created attribute like this
webiste_url
I am trying to save this in
$customer->setWebsiteUrl(webiste_url);

[Mohammed8960]

also i tried to save it form front-end but notworking