How to add audit info like createdBy and updatedBy? (similar to createdAt and updatedAt)

Stupidism

8 months ago

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  denolfe

  Payload Team

  8 months ago

  Yes, this can be done w/ hooks and access control. Here is an example collection:

  const Posts: CollectionConfig = {
    slug: 'posts',
    hooks: {
      beforeChange: [
        ({ req, operation, data }) => {
          if (req.user) {
            if (operation === 'create') {
              data.updatedBy = req.user.id;
              data.createdBy = req.user.id;
            } else if (operation === 'update') {
              data.updatedBy = req.user.id;
            }
            return data;
          }
        },
      ],
    },
    fields: [
      {
        name: 'createdBy',
        type: 'relationship',
        relationTo: 'users',
        access: {
          update: () => false,
        },
        admin: {
          readOnly: true,
          position: 'sidebar',
          condition: (data) => !!data?.createdBy,
        },
      },
      {
        name: 'createdBy',
        type: 'relationship',
        relationTo: 'users',
        access: {
          update: () => false,
        },
        admin: {
          readOnly: true,
          position: 'sidebar',
          condition: (data) => !!data?.createdBy,
        },
      },
      // Other fields
    ],
  };
  export default Posts;

  This will now show in the admin sidebar

  

  1 reply
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  Stupidism

  8 months ago

  Is it possible to add these two fields' information in the area of the screenshot I took above?

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  zhounewz

  8 months ago

  same request