I created a View type based on a simple/flat table (non-entity) by implementing hook_views_data(). That table is a base table.

I want to implement some VBO actions against this table. I used hook_action_info() and created some actions (with 'type' => 'system'). The problem is that when creating a View based on this new data source, I cannot see the VBO filed in the field list.

Is there something special that I need to implement in order to have VBO field/column available?

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bojanz’s picture

bojanz commented
Status: Active » Fixed

As I said on IRC, and as is written in the README, VBO only supports entity (base or revision) tables.
Implement hook_entity_info() and make your table an entity.
Use EntityAPIController so that you don't need to write other boilerplate functions.

claudiu.cristea’s picture

claudiu.cristea
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Thank you. I used hook_entity_info() to wrap around the Drupal "queue" system table. I built a new module Views Queue that exposes SystemQueue in Views and allows performing some simple VBO operations against the queue.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.