APIv4 - Support pseudoconstant suffixes in orderBy clause #17482
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Overview
Allows results from API get to be ordered by a suffix e.g.
activity_type_id:label
. Works for DAO entities as well as basic entities. Exposed to the API explorer.Before
Could only order by field value, which would appear out of order when viewing the label.
After
Can order by label, name, color, etc.
Technical Details
Pseudoconstant substitution happens through the magic of MySql
FIELD()
function.