Validation error !

Hi
I had created a Datacapture.cfg and then in a new form, populated all its required fields and tried saving it . But I am getting this error message :

"Either required fields have not been filled out or fields contain invalid values.Please fix this before saving !!"

I have checked the entries a hundred times and am sure that every required field is correctly filled up and there are valid entires in other fields too. But the error is still persisting.

I have used formsAPI to provide visibility to a container when a particular option in an item is selected. There are certain required fields that remain invisible when the container is invisible. I guess the problem could be because of this!But I have tried going through both the visible and invisible fields and have all the fields filled up in the invisible container as well.

Please suggest how I can resolve this problem. Please explain through some examples if possible !!

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Migrateduser

I would try having every field visible and seeing if you can save it then. Assuming you can and nothing is hidden, etc., try hiding the items. When you change the visibility of those items, do you also change the required state (item.setRequired(true|false))?

homesick123

I would try having every field visible and seeing if you can save it then. Assuming you can and nothing is hidden, etc., try hiding the items. When you change the visibility of those items, do you also change the required state (item.setRequired(true|false))?

No I didnt write code for changing the required state of the invisible items.

Migrateduser

I think that's where your problem might be. So, when you set the visibility to false, add a line underneath it which will set the required state (for previously-required items) to false, as well. Don't forget to set the required state back to true for these fields once it's visible again.

Dave

homesick123

I think that's where your problem might be. So, when you set the visibility to false, add a line underneath it which will set the required state (for previously-required items) to false, as well. Don't forget to set the required state back to true for these fields once it's visible again.

Dave

I have tried doing the things again but this time even the visibility feature isnt working properly .Please tell where I am wrong. I want 'story' container to be visible when the 'choice' is 'story' and vice-versa. Here in setItemStatus the setRequired has been added to make the invisible fields' required items change their status.

Migrateduser

/paragraph/content is in a replicant container. So, if you want to capture each instance of content, you'll need to do the following:


for (var i=0;i < IWDatacapture.getItem("/paragraph").getChildren().length;i++) {
   setItemStatus(IWDatacapture.getItem("/paragraph[" + i + "]/content"),!flag);

}

Dave