SAM V2:customization

Since SAM V2 is open-source software, it is easily customized with a working knowledge of HTML, PHP, MySQL, and the SAM source code/database structure.

Tables Names and Directory Structure

	Table Name	Subdirectory Name
Student	students	student
Disabilities	disabilities	disability
Accommodations	accommodations	accommodation
Consents	consent_types	consent
Referrals	referrals	referral
Case Notes	case_notes	case
Tasks	tasks	task
Documentation	documentation	doc
Tests	tests	test
Class Schedules	class_schedules	schedule
Orders	orders	order

How to Add a Field to a Table and Form

1. Add the field to the underlying table in MySQL. For example, to add a field called evaluator_name to the disabilities table, you would execute a SQL statement similar to:

alter table disabilities add column evaluator_name varchar(50) … 

Or you could use the MySQL workbench to alter the table.

2. In the disability subdirectory, you will need to modify the programs add.php, edit.php, and view.php to handle the new evaluator_name field.

3. In add.php, you would add a table row for the new field with 2 table columns, one for the field label, and one for the input of the value for evaluator_name.

<tr>
   <td align="right"><label for="evaluator_name"><strong>Evaluator Name</strong></label></td>
   <td>
      <input type="text" name="evaluator_name" />
   </td>
</tr>

4. If the field requires validation, then the validateForm javascript function should be modified to perform validation. For example, to make the evaluator_name field required, add:

if(theForm.evaluator_name.value == "") {
   alert('Please enter a value for the "Evaluator Name" field.');
   theForm.evaluator_name.focus();
   return (false);
}