Drupal 7 - Content type inside a content type - Like field collection

Question

I´d like to create a content type called "contact" that will be share in other content types, like "client" and "prospect". When I create a new client, I´d like to be able to create, in the same form, new contacts for this client, like a field collection. For example:

ADD NEW CLIENT

Name:

Firm:

Email:

Contacts (multiple value)

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Name:

Email:

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Add new contact

But, in the "Contact" content type I have a lot more fields that I can fill up later:

Name: Email: Phone: Address: City: State....

Thanks!

Answer 1

You could use the rules module to setup a rule that whenever a new 'Client' entity is created a new 'Contact' entity is created based on the values in the client contacts fields (name and email).

However I am unsure as to how you could implement an 'add another item' for field groups in a form (which is what I assume is the desired functionality of your 'Add new contact').

You may also want to make sure to include an entity reference field on your contact entity type, so that it can reference the client entity to which it is related. That would give you the option in the future to display a view of contacts related to a client.