Hello Novulo Community!
One of my often used plugins is the Commitifneededaction in Record Tools.
However, there is an option that I do not fully comprehend: The Quick Update Fields. How do I use this functionality?
Hey Steffen, great question.
You can use the “quick update fields” to update records without executing data processes and updating cached functions.
If you have a record with a lot of data processes to ensure data integrity, like for example the N_SalesLine or the N_PurchaseLine you might want to skip all of these checks to greatly improve the performance for simple edits.
It is a good idea to use the “quick update fields” feature for fields that are “standalone” and not read by any cached function or data process.
For example, you might want to quickly update a field “Personal note” on the sales line or its “sequence number”. Changing these fields will probably not have an effect on the data integrity.
However, it is a bad idea to use quick update fields for fields like the “quantity” or the “product” of a sales line. A lot of functions rely on the data in these fields, and data processes make sure that a change of the quantity/product has the right trickle-down effects for logistics and finance, for example.
Using these fields for quick update fields would corrupt other records/data that is dependent on these sales line properties.
So if you can use it, it can greatly improve the performance, but always double check that the field that you are trying to update is currently not being used in a cached field or data process.