[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # duplicate value check ## - **[ankitch](/forum/user/40406-ankitch "View ankitch's Profile")** - [![ankitch's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/40406-ankitch "View ankitch's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/40406-ankitch) Less More - Posts: 17 - Thank you received: 0 - - 9 years 7 months ago - 9 years 7 months ago [\#265967](#265967) by [ankitch](/forum/user/40406-ankitch "View ankitch's Profile") *[duplicate value check](/forum/27-checkout/889554-duplicate-value-check#265967 "-- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Starter 3.0.1 [1703241756] -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.6.11 i have created a custom fields in hikashop. and make it required . i want that if user write anything in that field it should search for duplicate value in database and if it is found then it should show the error messge that not available.How could i do that please help me.")* was created by *[ankitch](/forum/user/40406-ankitch "View ankitch's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Starter 3.0.1 [1703241756] -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.6.11 i have created a custom fields in hikashop. and make it required . i want that if user write anything in that field it should search for duplicate value in database and if it is found then it should show the error messge that not available.How could i do that please help me. Last edit: 9 years 7 months ago by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile"). Reason: remove duplicated message Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI3LWNoZWNrb3V0Lzg4OTU1NC1kdXBsaWNhdGUtdmFsdWUtY2hlY2s/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86556 - Thank you received: 14304 - - 9 years 7 months ago [\#265985](#265985) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[duplicate value check](/forum/27-checkout/889554-duplicate-value-check#265985 "-- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Starter 3.0.1 [1703241756] -- Joomla version -- : 3.6.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.6.11 i have created a custom fields in hikashop. and make it required . i want that if user write anything in that field it should search for duplicate value in database and if it is found then it should show the error messge that not available.How could i do that please help me.")* Hi, You can develop a Joomla plugin of the group "hikashop" and implement the fields API in it in order to add your own type of custom field : [ www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/6...entation.html#fields](https://www.hikashop.com/support/documentation/62-hikashop-developer-documentation.html#fields) An example of such plugin is the "advanced date picker" custom field type plugin that you can find in plugins/hikashop/datepicker_field/ with the Business edition. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI3LWNoZWNrb3V0Lzg4OTU1NC1kdXBsaWNhdGUtdmFsdWUtY2hlY2s/dG1wbD1tYXJrZG93bg==) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. Board Categories HikaShop Install & Update Product & Category Display Content Creation Sales and Orders Orders management Reports & Statistics Customers Checkout Payment Methods Shipping Methods Import & Export (CSV, XLS…) Specific Features Affilation Taxes Wishlist Vote Carousel & Slider Mass Actions Filters & Search Discount & Coupon Feature Request Integrations Showcase General Talk about HikaShop Development HikaShop 3.0 Beta Translation Commercial Jobs HikaShop Components HikaMarket Market: Feature requests Market: How to? Market: Bug Report HikaSerial General talk about HikaSerial Serial: Bug Report Serial: How to? Support en Français de HikaSerial (French Support) HikaSubscription HikaAuction Auction: Feature requests Auction: How to? Auction: Bug report Hikashop around the world Support en Français (French Support) Russian FAQ. Курс выживания с Hikashop. Частые вопросы и о Расширения Hikashop Наши сайты на Hikashop 日本語版サポート(Japanese Support) Thai German Archives Bug Report How to? [](/forum/topics/feed/mode-topics?format=feed&type=rss) Time to create page: 0.040 seconds [Powered by](/forum/credits) [Kunena Forum](https://www.kunena.org)