If you create an item type that already exists it will overwrite that item type without warning the user. So if you have a DVD type and create a new DVD type the old type gets overwritten by the new with no warning.
Confirmed for current master 3.19.00.000
Created attachment 40928 [details] [review] Bug 12965: Prevent to erase an existing item type On creating an item type, if it already exists, it will replace the existing one. This patch prevent that and display a message to the interface. Note: The fields are lost. Test plan: 1/ Create an item type 'AAA', description 'AAA' 2/ Edit it, update the description with 'BBB' 3/ Create an item type 'AAA' with a description 'CCC' => you should get a warning "already exists".
Created attachment 40942 [details] [review] Bug 12965: Prevent to erase an existing item type Tested: Works well, no errors
Created attachment 41456 [details] [review] Bug 12965: Prevent to erase an existing item type On creating an item type, if it already exists, it will replace the existing one. This patch prevent that and display a message to the interface. Note: The fields are lost. Test plan: 1/ Create an item type 'AAA', description 'AAA' 2/ Edit it, update the description with 'BBB' 3/ Create an item type 'AAA' with a description 'CCC' => you should get a warning "already exists". Works well, no errors Signed-off-by: Amit Gupta <amit.gupta@informaticsglobal.com> Signed-off-by: Joonas Kylmälä <j.kylmala@gmail.com>
Created attachment 42181 [details] [review] [PASSED QA] Bug 12965: Prevent to erase an existing item type On creating an item type, if it already exists, it will replace the existing one. This patch prevent that and display a message to the interface. Note: The fields are lost. Test plan: 1/ Create an item type 'AAA', description 'AAA' 2/ Edit it, update the description with 'BBB' 3/ Create an item type 'AAA' with a description 'CCC' => you should get a warning "already exists". Works well, no errors Signed-off-by: Amit Gupta <amit.gupta@informaticsglobal.com> Signed-off-by: Joonas Kylmälä <j.kylmala@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Katrin Fischer <katrin.fischer.83@web.de> Warning message is triggered. Adding, editing and deleting item types still works.
Patch pushed to master. Thanks Jonathan!
Pushed to 3.20.x will be in 3.20.4
Pushed to 3.18.x will be in 3.18.11