Quick creation form

Sometimes you may want to allow the creation of a new instance directly from the list page, without having to navigate to a dedicated creation form. It's especially useful when the create form does not require a lot of fields, to keep the user in the list context — and since Sharp will display a “Create and create another” button in the modal, the user can quickly create many instances.

Prerequisites

This feature will only work if a Form is defined for the entity (since Sharp will entirely rely on it).

Configuration

The configuration is done in the Entity List:

class MyList extends SharpEntityList
{
    public function buildListConfig(): void
    {
        $this->configureQuickCreationForm();
    }
    // ...
}

With this, when the user clicks on the "New..." button, a modal will open with the form fields defined in the Form. One common practice is to limit the fields to the strict minimum: this can be achieved by passing an array of field keys to the configureQuickCreationForm method:

class MyList extends SharpEntityList
{
    public function buildListConfig(): void
    {
        $this->configureQuickCreationForm(['name', 'price']);
    }
    // ...
}

Of course, ensure that these fields are defined in the Form and that all the required fields are present.

::: warning The quick creation form is designed for simple forms. In particular, the layout is entirely ignored, as fields are simply placed one below another. If your form contains many fields or require a specific layout, it is better to use the regular creation form. :::

Redirect to the Show Page

When the Form is configured with configureDisplayShowPageAfterCreation(), and if the user does not choose to stay in creation (with the "submit and reopen" button), Sharp will redirect to the Show Page after the creation.