[OSDEV-2260] Update the logic about saving extended fields for the Claim flow

src/django/api/extended_fields.py

@@ -32,9 +32,19 @@ def get_facility_and_processing_type_extendfield_value(
     is_claim_edit=False
 ):
     if is_claim_edit:
-        field_value_capitalized = (
-            [value.capitalize() for value in field_value]
-        )
+        field_value_capitalized = []
+
+        if isinstance(field_value, list):
+            field_value_capitalized = (
+                [value.capitalize() for value in field_value]
+            )
+
+        if isinstance(field_value, str):
+            field_values_separated = field_value.split("|")
+            field_value_capitalized = (
+                [value.strip().capitalize() for value in field_values_separated]
+            )
+
         raw_values = '|'.join(field_value_capitalized)
         results = get_matched_values(field_value_capitalized, sector)
     else:

src/django/api/views/facility/facilities_view_set.py

@@ -966,30 +966,14 @@ def claim(self, request, pk=None):
                 facility_production_types=validated_data.get(
                     "facility_production_types", []
                 ),
+                facility_type=validated_data.get("facility_type"),
             )
 
             sectors = validated_data.get("sectors")
 
             if sectors and len(sectors) > 0:
                 facility_claim.sector = sectors
 
-            facility_type = validated_data.get("facility_type")
-
-            if facility_type:
-                (_, __, facility_type_value, processing_type_value) = (
-                    get_facility_and_processing_type(
-                        facility_type, sectors,
-                    )
-                )
-
-                if facility_type_value:
-                    facility_claim.facility_type = facility_type_value
-
-                if processing_type_value:
-                    facility_claim.facility_production_types.append(
-                        processing_type_value,
-                    )
-
             facility_claim.save()
 
             for file in files:

src/react/src/util/util.js

@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ export const appendFacilityType = (postData, formattedKey, value) => {
     }
 
     const extractedValues = value.map(extractSelectValue);
-    postData.append(formattedKey, extractedValues.join(', '));
+    postData.append(formattedKey, extractedValues.join('|'));
 };
 
 /**