WIP - fix displaying name for owner field

backend/migrations/tenant/20260410000003_add_alias_and_name_to_users.js

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * Add 'alias' and virtual 'name' column to users table.
+ * 
+ * - alias: a user-editable display name / nickname
+ * - name:  a generated column that returns COALESCE(alias, CONCAT(firstName, ' ', lastName), email)
+ *          so that lookup fields referencing User.name always resolve.
+ */
+exports.up = function (knex) {
+  return knex.schema.alterTable('users', (table) => {
+    table.string('alias', 255).nullable().after('lastName');
+    table.string('name', 512).nullable().after('alias');
+  }).then(() => {
+    // Backfill existing rows: name = alias, or firstName + lastName, or email
+    return knex.raw(`
+      UPDATE users
+      SET name = COALESCE(
+        NULLIF(alias, ''),
+        NULLIF(TRIM(CONCAT(COALESCE(firstName, ''), ' ', COALESCE(lastName, ''))), ''),
+        email
+      )
+    `);
+  });
+};
+
+exports.down = function (knex) {
+  return knex.schema.alterTable('users', (table) => {
+    table.dropColumn('name');
+    table.dropColumn('alias');
+  });
+};

backend/prisma/schema.prisma

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ model User {
   password  String
   firstName String?
   lastName  String?
+  alias     String?
+  name      String?
   isActive  Boolean  @default(true)
   createdAt DateTime @default(now())
   updatedAt DateTime @updatedAt

backend/src/models/user.model.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { BaseModel } from './base.model';
+import { ModelOptions, QueryContext } from 'objection';
 
 export class User extends BaseModel {
   static tableName = 'users';
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ export class User extends BaseModel {
   password: string;
   firstName?: string;
   lastName?: string;
+  alias?: string;
+  name?: string;
   isActive: boolean;
   createdAt: Date;
   updatedAt: Date;
@@ -22,11 +25,37 @@ export class User extends BaseModel {
         password: { type: 'string' },
         firstName: { type: 'string' },
         lastName: { type: 'string' },
+        alias: { type: 'string' },
+        name: { type: 'string' },
         isActive: { type: 'boolean' },
       },
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Compute the `name` column before insert/update so lookup fields
+   * referencing User.name always have a value.
+   */
+  private computeName() {
+    if (this.alias) {
+      this.name = this.alias;
+    } else if (this.firstName || this.lastName) {
+      this.name = [this.firstName, this.lastName].filter(Boolean).join(' ');
+    } else if (this.email) {
+      this.name = this.email;
+    }
+  }
+
+  $beforeInsert(queryContext: QueryContext) {
+    super.$beforeInsert(queryContext);
+    this.computeName();
+  }
+
+  $beforeUpdate(opt: ModelOptions, queryContext: QueryContext) {
+    super.$beforeUpdate(opt, queryContext);
+    this.computeName();
+  }
+
   static get relationMappings() {
     const { UserRole } = require('./user-role.model');
     const { Role } = require('./role.model');

backend/src/object/field-mapper.service.ts

@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export class FieldMapperService {
       'phone': 'text',
       'picklist': 'select',
       'multipicklist': 'multiSelect',
+      'multi_picklist': 'multiSelect',
       'lookup': 'belongsTo',
       'master-detail': 'belongsTo',
       'currency': 'currency',

backend/src/object/object.service.ts

@@ -336,13 +336,27 @@ export class ObjectService {
       updated_at: knex.fn.now(),
     };
     
-    // Store relationDisplayField in UI metadata if provided
+    // Build UI metadata from all sources
-    if (data.relationDisplayField || data.relationObjects || data.relationTypeField) {
+    const uiMetadataObj: any = {};
-      fieldData.ui_metadata = JSON.stringify({
+
-        relationDisplayField: data.relationDisplayField,
+    // Merge general uiMetadata (options, placeholder, helpText, etc.)
-        relationObjects: data.relationObjects,
+    if (data.uiMetadata && typeof data.uiMetadata === 'object') {
-        relationTypeField: data.relationTypeField,
+      Object.assign(uiMetadataObj, data.uiMetadata);
-      });
+    }
+
+    // Store relation-specific fields in UI metadata if provided
+    if (data.relationDisplayField) {
+      uiMetadataObj.relationDisplayField = data.relationDisplayField;
+    }
+    if (data.relationObjects) {
+      uiMetadataObj.relationObjects = data.relationObjects;
+    }
+    if (data.relationTypeField) {
+      uiMetadataObj.relationTypeField = data.relationTypeField;
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(uiMetadataObj).length > 0) {
+      fieldData.ui_metadata = JSON.stringify(uiMetadataObj);
     }
     
     await knex('field_definitions').insert(fieldData);

backend/src/rbac/setup-users.controller.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class SetupUsersController {
   @Post()
   async createUser(
     @TenantId() tenantId: string,
-    @Body() data: { email: string; password: string; firstName?: string; lastName?: string },
+    @Body() data: { email: string; password: string; firstName?: string; lastName?: string; alias?: string },
   ) {
     const resolvedTenantId = await this.tenantDbService.resolveTenantId(tenantId);
     const knex = await this.tenantDbService.getTenantKnexById(resolvedTenantId);
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export class SetupUsersController {
       password: hashedPassword,
       firstName: data.firstName,
       lastName: data.lastName,
+      alias: data.alias,
       isActive: true,
     });
     
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ export class SetupUsersController {
   async updateUser(
     @TenantId() tenantId: string,
     @Param('id') id: string,
-    @Body() data: { email?: string; password?: string; firstName?: string; lastName?: string },
+    @Body() data: { email?: string; password?: string; firstName?: string; lastName?: string; alias?: string },
   ) {
     const resolvedTenantId = await this.tenantDbService.resolveTenantId(tenantId);
     const knex = await this.tenantDbService.getTenantKnexById(resolvedTenantId);
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ export class SetupUsersController {
     if (data.email) updateData.email = data.email;
     if (data.firstName !== undefined) updateData.firstName = data.firstName;
     if (data.lastName !== undefined) updateData.lastName = data.lastName;
+    if (data.alias !== undefined) updateData.alias = data.alias;
     
     // Hash password if provided
     if (data.password) {

frontend/components/fields/FieldRenderer.vue

@@ -249,6 +249,51 @@ const handleRelationTypeUpdate = (value: string | null) => {
         </SelectContent>
       </Select>
 
+      <!-- Multi-Select -->
+      <div v-else-if="field.type === FieldType.MULTI_SELECT" class="space-y-2">
+        <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-1 min-h-[36px] rounded-md border border-input bg-background px-3 py-2">
+          <Badge
+            v-for="selectedVal in (Array.isArray(value) ? value : [])"
+            :key="String(selectedVal)"
+            variant="secondary"
+            class="gap-1 cursor-pointer"
+            @click="value = (value || []).filter((v: any) => v !== selectedVal)"
+          >
+            {{ field.options?.find(o => o.value === selectedVal)?.label || selectedVal }}
+            <span class="text-xs ml-1">&times;</span>
+          </Badge>
+          <span v-if="!value || (Array.isArray(value) && value.length === 0)" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            {{ field.placeholder || 'Select options...' }}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="space-y-1">
+          <div
+            v-for="option in field.options"
+            :key="String(option.value)"
+            class="flex items-center gap-2"
+          >
+            <Checkbox
+              :id="`${field.id}-${option.value}`"
+              :checked="Array.isArray(value) && value.includes(option.value)"
+              @update:checked="(checked: boolean) => {
+                const current = Array.isArray(value) ? [...value] : []
+                if (checked) {
+                  current.push(option.value)
+                } else {
+                  const idx = current.indexOf(option.value)
+                  if (idx > -1) current.splice(idx, 1)
+                }
+                value = current
+              }"
+              :disabled="field.isReadOnly"
+            />
+            <Label :for="`${field.id}-${option.value}`" class="text-sm font-normal cursor-pointer">
+              {{ option.label }}
+            </Label>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <!-- Boolean - Checkbox -->
       <div v-else-if="field.type === FieldType.BOOLEAN" class="flex items-center gap-2">
         <Checkbox :id="field.id" v-model:checked="value" :disabled="field.isReadOnly" />

frontend/pages/setup/users/[id].vue

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
                 <Label class="text-muted-foreground">Email</Label>
                 <p class="font-medium">{{ user?.email }}</p>
               </div>
+              <div>
+                <Label class="text-muted-foreground">Alias</Label>
+                <p class="font-medium">{{ user?.alias || 'N/A' }}</p>
+              </div>
               <div>
                 <Label class="text-muted-foreground">First Name</Label>
                 <p class="font-medium">{{ user?.firstName || 'N/A' }}</p>
@@ -210,6 +214,9 @@ const removeRole = async (roleId: string) => {
 
 const getUserName = (user: any) => {
   if (!user) return 'User';
+  if (user.alias) {
+    return user.alias;
+  }
   if (user.firstName || user.lastName) {
     return [user.firstName, user.lastName].filter(Boolean).join(' ');
   }

frontend/pages/setup/users/index.vue

@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
                     <Label for="lastName">Last Name (Optional)</Label>
                     <Input id="lastName" v-model="newUser.lastName" placeholder="Doe" />
                 </div>
+                <div class="space-y-2">
+                    <Label for="alias">Alias (Optional)</Label>
+                    <Input id="alias" v-model="newUser.alias" placeholder="Display name" />
+                </div>
                 </div>
                 <DialogFooter>
                 <Button variant="outline" @click="showCreateDialog = false">Cancel</Button>
@@ -131,6 +135,10 @@
                     <Label for="edit-lastName">Last Name</Label>
                     <Input id="edit-lastName" v-model="editUser.lastName" placeholder="Doe" />
                 </div>
+                <div class="space-y-2">
+                    <Label for="edit-alias">Alias</Label>
+                    <Input id="edit-alias" v-model="editUser.alias" placeholder="Display name" />
+                </div>
                 </div>
                 <DialogFooter>
                 <Button variant="outline" @click="showEditDialog = false">Cancel</Button>
@@ -187,6 +195,7 @@ const newUser = ref({
   password: '',
   firstName: '',
   lastName: '',
+  alias: '',
 });
 const editUser = ref({
   id: '',
@@ -194,6 +203,7 @@ const editUser = ref({
   password: '',
   firstName: '',
   lastName: '',
+  alias: '',
 });
 const userToDelete = ref<any>(null);
 
@@ -215,7 +225,7 @@ const createUser = async () => {
     await api.post('/setup/users', newUser.value);
     toast.success('User created successfully');
     showCreateDialog.value = false;
-    newUser.value = { email: '', password: '', firstName: '', lastName: '' };
+    newUser.value = { email: '', password: '', firstName: '', lastName: '', alias: '' };
     await loadUsers();
   } catch (error: any) {
     console.error('Failed to create user:', error);
@@ -230,6 +240,7 @@ const openEditDialog = (user: any) => {
     password: '',
     firstName: user.firstName || '',
     lastName: user.lastName || '',
+    alias: user.alias || '',
   };
   showEditDialog.value = true;
 };
@@ -240,6 +251,7 @@ const updateUser = async () => {
       email: editUser.value.email,
       firstName: editUser.value.firstName,
       lastName: editUser.value.lastName,
+      alias: editUser.value.alias,
     };
     if (editUser.value.password) {
       payload.password = editUser.value.password;
@@ -273,6 +285,9 @@ const deleteUser = async () => {
 };
 
 const getUserName = (user: any) => {
+  if (user.alias) {
+    return user.alias;
+  }
   if (user.firstName || user.lastName) {
     return [user.firstName, user.lastName].filter(Boolean).join(' ');
   }