[Qgis-user] Value relations in QGIS

[Bo Victor Thomsen]

Randal -

There is already a bug report for this defect : 
http://hub.qgis.org/issues/15920

(and I would dearly love to have it fixed. We use the qlr functionality 
extensively in my workplace)

Regards

Bo Victor Thomsen

Municipality of Frederikssund

Denmark




Den 17/03/17 kl. 16:42 skrev Randal Hale:
> Question.
>
> I'm working with a group and I'm attempting to "idiot proof" editing a 
> bit - well - at least the attribution. I've set up a database 
> (postgresql/postgis) and went so far as to set up foreign keys. I set 
> up value relations and we now have drop down lists for about everything.
>
> I decided to save what I am doing. I saved the data layer as a qlr. I 
> saved the style as a qml. I re-added the data using the qlr and the 
> style using the qml. EXCEPT - it didn't restore the value relations. 
> They are in the qml file:
>
>      <edittype widgetv2type="ValueRelation" name="confk">
>
>       <widgetv2config OrderByValue="0" AllowNull="0" 
> FilterExpression="" UseCompleter="0" fieldEditable="1" Key="id" 
> constraint="" Layer="contractor_tbl20170317111848429" 
> Value="contractor" labelOnTop="0" constraintDescription="" 
> AllowMulti="0" notNull="0"/>
>
>     </edittype>
>
> the Layer -> contractor_tbl20170317111848429 isn't quite the right 
> name but I'm assuming that's some internal QGIS layer naming. I even 
> changed it - it wouldn't restore.
>
> I did more digging and discovered the value relation is also in the 
> qlr file - but it's not restoring the widgets either. Maybe it doesn't 
> matter that I saved a qml.
>
> Question is - should it restore? Or are value relations (widgets) just 
> for that QGIS session - so I need to set this up 5 times for 5 people? 
> Which I don't mind doing - I was under the impression this 
> saved/restored with the qlr/qml.
>
> QGIS: 2.18.4
> OS: Ubuntu (mate) 16.04
> QGIS repo/Ubuntu GIS repo.
>
> Thanks
>
> Randy
>
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