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Posted by realEuph on August 16, 2012 at 6:29am

I need some help displaying the correct fields through a view.

I am using Drupal 7 - downloaded the latest versions last week. I am using a custom subtheme of Fusion. I have a custom content type (called custom_image) that contains an image. I created a custom display (called custom_Icon) that displays just the image.

I have another custom content type (called concert) that contains an entity reference to a specific custom_image content node. I have several 'concert' nodes and want to create a summary of them,

To create a summary, I use a view that extracts out the fields from 'concert' that I want including the entity reference to 'custom_image'. I set the display type in the view to be 'custom_icon').

The results show the image (good) and the 'custom_image' title field (bad). I just want the image. I want the image (indirectly) referenced by 'concert' to be displayed with each entry along with some other fields from 'concert'. I do not want the 'custom_image' node title.

I don't have any idea where to start. I think it may be with the template files, but I am not sure which variable to use ($view, $field, or $row in the Field templates) or how to know which element of the data structure to access.

Thanks, any suggestions will be appreciated.

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Posted by kristen pol on August 16, 2012 at 4:12pm
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If you add the image content type as a relationship then you can show the desired image fields. I'm on my phone so it's hard for me to point you to a link but just Google views relationships.

Thank You

Posted by realEuph on August 16, 2012 at 6:37pm
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Thanks Kristen. I Googled the terms and found many references to Views 2. I am using Views 3, so a little more work found http://www.graphicline.co.za/content/drupal-views-relationships. It is video on how to set things up. I got all I needed in the first 3:15. [BTW, doesn't anyone write good documentation anymore - it's much faster to find what I want.]

It is important to set up the relationships between the entities (I am using the Entity Reference module) before adding fields. Setting up the relationship adds a drop-down that allows you to choose which relationship applies.

Cool

Posted by kristen pol on August 17, 2012 at 4:10pm
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Glad you found it... the Views 2 documentation should be similar in this case ... I don't remember relationships changing between versions. I agree that I prefer tutorials rather than videos ;)