Magento - adding custom attribute to extended core Customer module

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hi have to add a custom attribute to the Customer. so i've extended the core Customer module, these are files involved and directory tree:

//app/code/local/Nauba/etc/config.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
    <Nauba_Customer>
        <version>0.0.1</version>
    </Nauba_Customer>
</modules>

<global>
    <models>
        <customer>
            <rewrite>
                <customer>Nauba_Customer_Model_Customer</customer>
            </rewrite>
        </customer>
    </models>     
</global>   
</config>


 // app/code/local/Nauba/Customer/Model/Customer.php

class Nauba_Customer_Model_Customer extends Mage_Customer_Model_Customer
{
    function _construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
}




// app/etc/modules/Nauba_Customer.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
    <Nauba_Customer>
        <active>true</active>
        <codePool>local</codePool>
   </Nauba_Customer>
</modules>
</config>






//app/code/local/Nauba/Customer/sql/nauba_customer_setup/mysql4-upgrade-1.6.2.0.2-1.6.2.0.3.php

$installer = $this;
$installer->startSetup();
/**
 * Adding custom attributes to customer
 */

$installer->addAttribute('customer', 'elite_invitation', array(
    'label'             => 'ID prodotto invito Elite',
    'type'              => 'varchar',
    'visible'           => true,
    'visible_on_front'  => false,
    'required'          => false,
    'backend'           => '',
    'frontend'          => '',
    'input'             => 'text',
    'global'            => Mage_Catalog_Model_Resource_Eav_Attribute::SCOPE_WEBSITE
));


$installer->endSetup();

Now the module is enabled and new custom model is used instead of core Mage_Customer, but sql upgrade is not executed. any idea of what is wrong?

thanx luke

@KalpeshMehta putting in a template Mage::log(var_export($customer, true)), and seeing that that the class is Nauba_Customer_Model_Customer — Luke
– Luke, Commented Aug 8, 2012 at 8:52
ok great. Now include resources node in config.xml as suggested by @Jerzy. — Kalpesh
– Kalpesh, Commented Aug 8, 2012 at 8:55

Jerzy Zawadzki · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-08 08:45:54Z

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you must define "resources" in xml under global

    <resources>
      <nauba_customer_setup>
         <setup>
             <module>your module name</module>
         </setup>
      </nauba_customer_setup>
     </resources>

answered Aug 8, 2012 at 8:45

Jerzy Zawadzki

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Luke Over a year ago

thanx. now my setup is executed, but i can't see my attribute in backend's customer account information section. i'm looking on other upgrades of other modules which i have locally to find something useful, but i still not found anything...any help?

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