Dossier Custom Tabs, Fields, and Filters¶

It is often necessary that a dossier feature additional tabs and fields.

To add custom tabs and fields to a dossier, do the following:

Prepare the list of custom tabs and fields you want to add to a dossier.

Open the findface-security configuration file.

sudo vi /etc/findface-security/config.py

Into the FFSECURITY section, uncomment the CUSTOM_FIELDS section and modify the exemplary content, considering the following:

'items': the list of fields in a dossier. Describe each field with the following parameters:
- 'name': field’s internal name, string.
- 'label': field’s label in the web interface, string.
- 'display': display format (form or list), string or array.
- 'tab': tab that features the field. If not specified, the field appears on the main dossier page (that with a photograph).
- 'editable': field’s editability, boolean.
- 'type': field data type, string. Possible values:
  - list: requires items, additional parameter for lists (see below), expects objects {id, name} in dictionaries;
  - valuelist: expects elements of primitive types.
  - objectlist: allows for creating arrays of objects of required types.
  - datetime: primitive data type displayed as a datetime list.
  - date: primitive data type displayed as a date picker.
  - boolean: primitive data type displayed as a checkbox.
  - string: primitive data type string.
- additional parameters for lists (type=list, type=valuelist):
  - multiple: possibility of selecting several items in the list, boolean.
  - items: dictionary used as a data source for the list.
  - allow_create: possibility of adding new items to the list.
  - custom_id: custom field for id (type=list).
- additional parameters for object lists (type=objectlist).
  - object: objects used as a data source for the object list.
  - simple: indicator that the field expects data of a primitive type instead of objects, for example, expects strings with phone numbers.
'filters': the list of search filters associated with the custom fields. Parameters:
- 'name': filter’s internal name,
- 'label': filter’s label in the web interface,
- 'field': associated field in the format [field name].
'tabs': the list of tabs in a dossier. The first listed tab corresponds to the main dossier page.

FFSECURITY = {

...

    # Edit CUSTOM_FIELDS section to customize dossier content.
    # Below is an example for integration FindFace Security with Sigur.
    'CUSTOM_FIELDS': {
        'dossier_meta': {
            'items': [
                {
                    'name': 'personid',
                    'default': '',
                    'label': 'PersonID',
                    'display': ['list', 'form'],
                    'description': 'Sigur person ID'
                },
                {
                    'name': 'firstname',
                    'default': '',
                    'label': 'First Name',
                    'display': ['list', 'form'],
                    'description': 'Sigur first name'
                },
                {
                    'name': 'lastname',
                    'default': '',
                    'label': 'Last Name',
                    'display': ['list', 'form'],
                    'description': 'Sigur last name'
                },
                {
                    'name': 'version',
                    'default': '',
                    'label': 'Version',
                    'display': ['list', 'form'],
                    'description': 'Sigur photo version'
                }
            ],
            'filters': [
                {
                    'name': 'personid',
                    'label': 'Sigur person ID filter',
                    'field': 'personid'
                }
            ]
        }
    },

You will see the custom content appear in the web interface.