cb auto action- assigning usergroup based on cb field value

hello. i just purchased the cb auto action and facing some problems. i need to know any other resources and tutorial on the matter. the documentation and video tutorials are not helping. i have no knowledge of coding at all.

I'm trying to configure a scenario similar to this. i tried to implement it but unsuccessful.

www.joomlapolis.com/documentation/291-cb-auto-actions/tutorials/18237-cb-auto-actions-assigning-usergroup-based-on-cb-field-value


i have attached what i did. please guide me to solve this and please provide me other resources for my reference. Thanks

Your condition is likely where it's failing. You need to compare cb_usertype to the values actually in that field. The tutorial you linked was for when field conditions weren't available in the dropdown (so you couldn't select cb_usertype) for example. Example as follows.

Field: cb_usertype
Operator: Equal To
Value: student

With the above it expects cb_usertype has a value of student. This should match the value in cb_usertype exactly. So if cb_usertype is a select field you'd have the below option for example.

Option 1
Value: student
Label: Student

thanks for the quick reply. i want users to be able to select the usergroup during registration.

should i just

should i put a [ ] like [student] in the value and label boxes?

created radio button for cb_usertype and match the value within auto action conditions field cb_usertype, while action mode i selected "add usergroups"

please refer attachments

should i put a [ ] like [student] in the value and label boxes?

You don't need to put brackets in the values. For student just have it be "student" (without quotes). Your issue is the conditions. You're conditioning multiple times the same field. You currently have the below configured

cb_usertype Equal To [Students]
AND
cb_usertype Equal To [Parents]
AND
cb_usertype Equal To [Tutors]
OR
cb_usertype Equal To [Coaches / Instructors]

That doesn't make any sense. You can't have an AND condition against a field that can only have 1 value. You are trying to put all of this in a single auto action. You can't do that. You need to have 1 auto action per usergroup assignment. So you'd have the below.

Auto Action 1
Global
Triggers: onAfterUserRegistration, onAfterNewUser, onAfterUserUpdate, onAfterUpdateUser (covers frontend/backend registration/edit)
Type : Usergroup
User: Automatic
Access: All Non-Moderators (we don't want moderators accidentally losing their usergroups)
Conditions
cb_usertype Equal To [Students]
Action
Mode: Replace Usergroups
Groups: Registered, Students

Auto Action 2
Global
Triggers: onAfterUserRegistration, onAfterNewUser, onAfterUserUpdate, onAfterUpdateUser
Type : Usergroup
User: Automatic
Access: All Non-Moderators
Conditions
cb_usertype Equal To [Parents]
Action
Mode: Replace Usergroups
Groups: Registered, Parents

etc...

thank u so much krileon. I understood and tried according to your explanation but seems like all new registered users only entered registered group.
i received this error upon registration.

Error
:: Action 95 :: Access check for user 1000261 failed: looking for -4 in -1, -6, -5, -3, 2

can i set the field to be multi select? auto action still the same configuration?

It failed because the user you're editing is a moderator. It's specifically configured so it doesn't alter moderators usergroups. Test with a regular registered user.