validation of field in custom_instantiation.cfg

Hi,
I am using workflow modeler 1.0.0.1 with Teamsite 6.7.1 SP1 on solaris enviournment.
For content option screen i have created the "custom_instantiation.cfg" file.
In the custom_instantiation.cfg there are two text field,one publish date and one for expiry date. For both text field, regex is there for validating the date format.Everything is working fine, but the problem is when the custom form for content option (form based on custom_instantiation.cfg) is opening, both the text field for date are red even befoe user enter's the data.Idealy on opening the form the date field should not be red and when the user enter the wrong data,then on submitting the field should become red.

Could any body tell me how to solve this issue.

Thanks in advance,
A.S.

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mstradling

As with your other question, you need to read the Form Publisher API documentation - all of these can be handled using FormAPI.

anjani

Hi,
The custom form for the workflow is simply a dct. In the the custom_initiation.cfg ( similar to datacapture.cfg), i have written regex for some fields. Idealy these regex should check for data when the user click on save/submit after entering the data.
But when i am opening the custom form , it opens with red field. It seems the validation by regex is happening when the form is loading.Idealy it should not open.I am not sure why this is happening.

Could any body please tell me why the custom form is opening with field as red ? Is in custom form the regex validation happens on form load?

As per my understanding the regex validation happens on save or i am wrong.
Is there any way to mention when the regex validation shd happen (i.e- on save or on form load).

Please help me to resolve this issue.

Thanks in advance.
A.S.

Adam Stoller

Hi,
The custom form for the workflow is simply a dct. In the the custom_initiation.cfg ( similar to datacapture.cfg), i have written regex for some fields. Idealy these regex should check for data when the user click on save/submit after entering the data.
But when i am opening the custom form , it opens with red field. It seems the validation by regex is happening when the form is loading.Idealy it should not open.I am not sure why this is happening.

Could any body please tell me why the custom form is opening with field as red ? Is in custom form the regex validation happens on form load?

As per my understanding the regex validation happens on save or i am wrong.
Is there any way to mention when the regex validation shd happen (i.e- on save or on form load).

Please help me to resolve this issue.

Thanks in advance.
A.S.

You'll probably have to post the custom_instantiation.cfg file and/or it's associated FormAPI code for us to see what it is you are doing. It is possible that you are invoking all the validations when the form loads.

anjani

Hi,
I am posting the associated FormAPI code. These functions are generated by default when i create "custom_instantiation.cfg" file from "default_config.xml" using "iwmodeldct" command.Please have a look and help me to resolve this issue.

<script>var reviewersIdList = null;var reviewersIdReadonlyList = null;var datasourceIdReadonlyList = null;var datasourceIdHiddenList = null;<br> function init() {} function setReadonlyDatasourceItems(){ var dsItemId = datasourceIdReadonlyList.split(","); for(i=0;i<dsItemId.length;i++) { var dsItemObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + dsItemId<i>); if((dsItemObj != null) && (dsItemObj != undefined)) { try{ for(r=0;r<5000;r++) { } dsItemObj.setReadOnly(true); }catch(e){} } }}function setHiddenDatasourceItems(){ var dsItemId = datasourceIdHiddenList.split(","); for(i=0;i<dsItemId.length;i++) { var dsItemObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + dsItemId<i>); if((dsItemObj != null) && (dsItemObj != undefined)) { try{ for(r=0;r<5000;r++) { } dsItemObj.setVisible(false); }catch(e){} } }}function loadReviewersValues(reviewerItem){ var options = reviewerItem.getOptions(); var newOptions = new Array(); if((options != null) && (options != undefined)) { for(j=0;j<options.length;j++) { newOptions = getOptionValues(options<j>, reviewerItem, newOptions); } while(options.length >= 1) { reviewerItem.removeOption(reviewerItem.getOptions().length - 1); options = reviewerItem.getOptions(); } reviewerItem.setOptions(newOptions); }}function setReadonlyReviewerItems(){ var reviewersId = reviewersIdReadonlyList.split(","); for(i=0;i<reviewersId.length;i++) { var reviewerObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId<i>); if((reviewerObj != null) && (reviewerObj != undefined)) { reviewerObj.setReadOnly(true); } }}function enforceMinNoOfReviewers(){ if((reviewersIdList != null) && (reviewersIdList != undefined)) { var reviewersId = reviewersIdList.split(","); for(i=0;i<reviewersId.length;i++) { var reviewerObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId<i>); var minNoOfReviewersObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId<i> + "-minNoOfReviewers"); var minNoOfReviewer = minNoOfReviewersObj.getValue(); var options = reviewerObj.getOptions(); var selectedOptions = 0; if((options != null) && (options != undefined)) { for(r=0;r<options.length;r++) { if(options<r>.selected) { selectedOptions++; } } } if(selectedOptions < minNoOfReviewer && (reviewerObj.isVisible() && reviewerObj.isReadOnly())) { reviewerObj.setFocus(); alert("Select atleast " + minNoOfReviewer + " reviewers"); return false; } else { } } } return true; }function getOptionValues(option, parentItem, newOptions){ if((option != null) && (option != undefined)) { optionValue = option.text; if(optionValue.indexOf("$IW_CV(") > 0) { var prefix = optionValue.substring(0,2); var beginIndex = optionValue.indexOf("$IW_CV("); var offset = "$IW_CV(".length; beginIndex = beginIndex + offset; var endIndex = optionValue.indexOf(")",beginIndex); var variableId = optionValue.substring(beginIndex,endIndex); var reviewerOption = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + variableId); var variableValue = reviewerOption.getValue(); var cleanValue = variableValue; if(cleanValue.length < 1) { var oriName = optionValue; var newName = oriName.substring(2,oriName.length); newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(newName,oriName,false,true); } else { var oriName = optionValue; newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(variableValue,oriName,false,true); } } else if(optionValue.indexOf("$IW_DS(") > 0) { var prefix = optionValue.substring(0,2); var beginIndex = optionValue.indexOf("$IW_DS("); var offset = "$IW_DS(".length; beginIndex = beginIndex + offset; var endIndex = optionValue.indexOf(")",beginIndex); var variableId = optionValue.substring(beginIndex,endIndex); var reviewerOption = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + variableId); var dsOptions = reviewerOption.getOptions(); for(i=0;i<dsOptions.length;i++) { if((dsOptions<i> != null) && (dsOptions<i> != undefined)) { var dsOptionValue = dsOptions<i>.text; if(dsOptionValue.length > 1) { newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(dsOptionValue,prefix + dsOptionValue,false,true); } } } } else { newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(optionValue.substring(2,optionValue.length),optionValue,false,true); } } return newOptions;}/* WORKAROUND: DCT contains a starting element, which has no significance, hidding that element here. this is done to avoid the js error that appears if first element is an item and it is set to hidden/not visibleand when focus is being set to it. If first item is a container then this error does not occur */var startingItem = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/iw-StartingItem");startingItem.setVisible(false);/*_iwdcwin.IWDCEventRegistry.addListener("onSave", enforceMinNoOfReviewers);*/IWEventRegistry.addFormHandler("onSave", enforceMinNoOfReviewers);IWEventRegistry.addFormHandler("onFormInit", init);</script>

Thanks in advance.
A.S.

nipper

Hi,
I am posting the associated FormAPI code. These functions are generated by default when i create "custom_instantiation.cfg" file from "default_config.xml" using "iwmodeldct" command.Please have a look and help me to resolve this issue.

[html]

<script>var reviewersIdList = null;var reviewersIdReadonlyList = null;var datasourceIdReadonlyList = null;var datasourceIdHiddenList = null;<br> function init() {} function setReadonlyDatasourceItems(){ var dsItemId = datasourceIdReadonlyList.split(","); for(i=0;i<dsItemId.length;i++) { var dsItemObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + dsItemId<i>); if((dsItemObj != null) && (dsItemObj != undefined)) { try{ for(r=0;r<5000;r++) { } dsItemObj.setReadOnly(true); }catch(e){} } }}function setHiddenDatasourceItems(){ var dsItemId = datasourceIdHiddenList.split(","); for(i=0;i<dsItemId.length;i++) { var dsItemObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + dsItemId<i>); if((dsItemObj != null) && (dsItemObj != undefined)) { try{ for(r=0;r<5000;r++) { } dsItemObj.setVisible(false); }catch(e){} } }}function loadReviewersValues(reviewerItem){ var options = reviewerItem.getOptions(); var newOptions = new Array(); if((options != null) && (options != undefined)) { for(j=0;j<options.length;j++) { newOptions = getOptionValues(options<j>, reviewerItem, newOptions); } while(options.length >= 1) { reviewerItem.removeOption(reviewerItem.getOptions().length - 1); options = reviewerItem.getOptions(); } reviewerItem.setOptions(newOptions); }}function setReadonlyReviewerItems(){ var reviewersId = reviewersIdReadonlyList.split(","); for(i=0;i<reviewersId.length;i++) { var reviewerObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId<i>); if((reviewerObj != null) && (reviewerObj != undefined)) { reviewerObj.setReadOnly(true); } }}function enforceMinNoOfReviewers(){ if((reviewersIdList != null) && (reviewersIdList != undefined)) { var reviewersId = reviewersIdList.split(","); for(i=0;i<reviewersId.length;i++) { var reviewerObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId<i>); var minNoOfReviewersObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId<i> + "-minNoOfReviewers"); var minNoOfReviewer = minNoOfReviewersObj.getValue(); var options = reviewerObj.getOptions(); var selectedOptions = 0; if((options != null) && (options != undefined)) { for(r=0;r<options.length;r++) { if(options<r>.selected) { selectedOptions++; } } } if(selectedOptions < minNoOfReviewer && (reviewerObj.isVisible() && reviewerObj.isReadOnly())) { reviewerObj.setFocus(); alert("Select atleast " + minNoOfReviewer + " reviewers"); return false; } else { } } } return true; }function getOptionValues(option, parentItem, newOptions){ if((option != null) && (option != undefined)) { optionValue = option.text; if(optionValue.indexOf("$IW_CV(") > 0) { var prefix = optionValue.substring(0,2); var beginIndex = optionValue.indexOf("$IW_CV("); var offset = "$IW_CV(".length; beginIndex = beginIndex + offset; var endIndex = optionValue.indexOf(")",beginIndex); var variableId = optionValue.substring(beginIndex,endIndex); var reviewerOption = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + variableId); var variableValue = reviewerOption.getValue(); var cleanValue = variableValue; if(cleanValue.length < 1) { var oriName = optionValue; var newName = oriName.substring(2,oriName.length); newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(newName,oriName,false,true); } else { var oriName = optionValue; newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(variableValue,oriName,false,true); } } else if(optionValue.indexOf("$IW_DS(") > 0) { var prefix = optionValue.substring(0,2); var beginIndex = optionValue.indexOf("$IW_DS("); var offset = "$IW_DS(".length; beginIndex = beginIndex + offset; var endIndex = optionValue.indexOf(")",beginIndex); var variableId = optionValue.substring(beginIndex,endIndex); var reviewerOption = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + variableId); var dsOptions = reviewerOption.getOptions(); for(i=0;i<dsOptions.length;i++) { if((dsOptions<i> != null) && (dsOptions<i> != undefined)) { var dsOptionValue = dsOptions<i>.text; if(dsOptionValue.length > 1) { newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(dsOptionValue,prefix + dsOptionValue,false,true); } } } } else { newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(optionValue.substring(2,optionValue.length),optionValue,false,true); } } return newOptions;}/* WORKAROUND: DCT contains a starting element, which has no significance, hidding that element here. this is done to avoid the js error that appears if first element is an item and it is set to hidden/not visibleand when focus is being set to it. If first item is a container then this error does not occur */var startingItem = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/iw-StartingItem");startingItem.setVisible(false);/*_iwdcwin.IWDCEventRegistry.addListener("onSave", enforceMinNoOfReviewers);*/IWEventRegistry.addFormHandler("onSave", enforceMinNoOfReviewers);IWEventRegistry.addFormHandler("onFormInit", init);</script>

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Thanks in advance.
A.S.

fixing post

Adam Stoller

Properly display code in a readable manner (comments below code)

<script><![CDATA[
var reviewersIdList = null;
var reviewersIdReadonlyList = null;
var datasourceIdReadonlyList = null;
var datasourceIdHiddenList = null;
function init() {}
function setReadonlyDatasourceItems(){
    var dsItemId = datasourceIdReadonlyList.split(",");
    for(i = 0; i < dsItemId.length; i++) {
        var dsItemObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + dsItemId);
        if((dsItemObj != null) && (dsItemObj != undefined)) {
            try{
                for(r = 0; r < 5000; r++) {}
                dsItemObj.setReadOnly(true);
            }
            catch(e){}
        }
    }
}
function setHiddenDatasourceItems(){
    var dsItemId = datasourceIdHiddenList.split(",");
    for(i = 0; i < dsItemId.length; i++) {
        var dsItemObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + dsItemId);
        if((dsItemObj != null) && (dsItemObj != undefined)) {
            try{
                for(r = 0; r < 5000; r++) {}
                dsItemObj.setVisible(false);
            }
            catch(e){}
        }
    }
}
function loadReviewersValues(reviewerItem){
    var options = reviewerItem.getOptions();
    var newOptions = new Array();
    if((options != null) && (options != undefined)) {
        for(j = 0; j < options.length; j++) {
            newOptions = getOptionValues(options, reviewerItem, newOptions);
        }
 while(options.length >= 1) {
            reviewerItem.removeOption(reviewerItem.getOptions().length - 1);
            options = reviewerItem.getOptions();
        }
        reviewerItem.setOptions(newOptions);
    }
}
function setReadonlyReviewerItems(){
    var reviewersId = reviewersIdReadonlyList.split(",");
    for(i = 0; i < reviewersId.length; i++) {
        var reviewerObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId);
        if((reviewerObj != null) && (reviewerObj != undefined)) {
            reviewerObj.setReadOnly(true);
        }
    }
}
function enforceMinNoOfReviewers(){
    [color=red]if((reviewersIdList != null) && (reviewersIdList != undefined)) {
        var reviewersId = reviewersIdList.split(",");
        for(i = 0; i < reviewersId.length; i++) {
            var reviewerObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId);
            var minNoOfReviewersObj = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + reviewersId + "-minNoOfReviewers");
            var minNoOfReviewer =  minNoOfReviewersObj.getValue();
            var options = reviewerObj.getOptions();
            var selectedOptions = 0;
            if((options != null) && (options != undefined)) {
                for(r = 0; r < options.length; r++) {
                    if(options.selected) {
                        selectedOptions++;
                    }
                }
            }
            if(selectedOptions  <  minNoOfReviewer && (reviewerObj.isVisible() && reviewerObj.isReadOnly())) {
                reviewerObj.setFocus();
                alert("Select atleast " + minNoOfReviewer + " reviewers");
                return false;
            }
            else {}
        }
}
    return true;
}[/color]
function getOptionValues(option, parentItem, newOptions){
    if((option != null) && (option != undefined)) {
        optionValue = option.text;
        if(optionValue.indexOf("$IW_CV(") > 0) {
            var prefix = optionValue.substring(0,2);
            var beginIndex = optionValue.indexOf("$IW_CV(");
            var offset = "$IW_CV(".length;
            beginIndex = beginIndex + offset;
            var endIndex = optionValue.indexOf(")",beginIndex);
            var variableId = optionValue.substring(beginIndex,endIndex);
            var reviewerOption = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + variableId);
            var variableValue = reviewerOption.getValue();
            var cleanValue = variableValue;
            if(cleanValue.length  <  1) {
                var oriName = optionValue;
                var newName = oriName.substring(2,oriName.length);
                newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(newName,oriName,false,true);
            }
            else {
                var oriName = optionValue;
                newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(variableValue,oriName,false,true);
            }
 }
        else if(optionValue.indexOf("$IW_DS(") > 0) {
            var prefix = optionValue.substring(0,2);
            var beginIndex = optionValue.indexOf("$IW_DS(");
            var offset = "$IW_DS(".length;
            beginIndex = beginIndex + offset;
            var endIndex = optionValue.indexOf(")",beginIndex);
            var variableId = optionValue.substring(beginIndex,endIndex);
            var reviewerOption = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/" + variableId);
            var dsOptions = reviewerOption.getOptions();
            for(i = 0; i < dsOptions.length; i++) {
                if((dsOptions != null) && (dsOptions != undefined)) {
                    var dsOptionValue = dsOptions.text;
                    if(dsOptionValue.length > 1) {
                        newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(dsOptionValue,prefix + dsOptionValue,false,true);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else {
            newOptions[newOptions.length] = new Option(optionValue.substring(2,optionValue.length), optionValue,false,true);
        }
    }
    return newOptions;
}

/* WORKAROUND: DCT contains a starting element, which has no significance, hidding that element here. this is done to avoid the js error that appears if first element is an item and it is set to hidden/not visibleand when focus is being set to it. If first item is a container then this error does not occur */
var startingItem = IWDatacapture.getItem("/Config/iw-StartingItem");
startingItem.setVisible(false);
/*_iwdcwin.IWDCEventRegistry.addListener("onSave", enforceMinNoOfReviewers); */
IWEventRegistry.addFormHandler("onSave", enforceMinNoOfReviewers);
IWEventRegistry.addFormHandler("onFormInit", init);
]]></script>

Given that there is nothing within the init function and that onSave will call enforceMinNoOfReviewers which basically does nothing except return true when reviewersIdList is null (which is what it is initialized to and I don't see how that could change given this code) - I think you have some fundamental logic issues to deal with here.