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Customize field type metadata

When creating a content type definition, you add fields and configure their metadata, for example, whether they're required or translatable.

If needed, you can customize that some of those options are disabled in the back office for specific field types. To do this, add custom service definition for ModifyFieldDefinitionsCollectionTypeExtension.

For example, this configuration means that no Image field can be set as required in the definition of a content type:

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services:
    ibexa.field_type_identifier.form.type_extension.modify_field_definitions_for_field_type_identifier_field_type:
        class: 'Ibexa\AdminUi\Form\Type\Extension\ModifyFieldDefinitionsCollectionTypeExtension'
        arguments:
            $fieldTypeIdentifier: 'ezimage'
            $modifiedOptions:
                disable_required_field: true
        tags:
            - form.type_extension

fieldTypeIdentifier refers to the identifier of the field type, in this case ezimage.

modifiedOptions lists the changes you want to make. The following options are available:

  • disable_identifier_field - disables changing the field identifier
  • disable_required_field - disables setting the field as required
  • disable_translatable_field - disables setting the field as translatable
  • disable_remove - disables removing the field from content type definition (after it has been saved)

Image field with disabled required option