[TYPO3] changing standard backend record layout and post processing

[Dmitry Dulepov]

serge vleugels wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm developing a news production module for a client with a lot of field 
> on 1 record. Now the display is a long listing of these fields, 
> dropdowns, selector boxes and much more.
> 
> I would like to divide these up in tabs like with flexforms. Is this 
> possible ? if yes could you point me in the direction please.

See in dividers2tabs in section 4.2 of "Typo3 core APIs"

> another issue that i have is post processing. the news has several 
> statusses and thus influencing the requirement of certain variables to 
> be filled out. is there a way of doing post procession with error 
> validation ?

There are hooks in TCEMain for post processing of records.

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