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Hide field and Save the data when the field is hidden

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Updated April 6, 2017

asked on April 5, 2017 • Show version history

Not sure what this feature is used for. It seems like it is impossible to use.

I would like to save any data entered into the field when shown, in case they accidentally hide them momentarily. However if I try to use this feature it is impossible to submit the form, since it says that all the fields are required, even when they are not shown. You can't fill out fields that are hidden. It wants you to fill them out regardless of them ever even being shown.

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replied on April 5, 2017

Are you hiding the field with Field Rules or custom JavaScript?

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replied on April 5, 2017

Field Rules, this is a new selection that shows in 10.2 where you can ignore the data or save the data. I like the idea of saving any data entered into a hidden field, I just can't use it because it will not let you submit the form.

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replied on April 5, 2017

There doesn't seem to be any documentation on that feature either. I would be curious to know how it works as well.

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replied on April 5, 2017

I've been turning off the back-end validation on most of my forms because of stuff like this.

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replied on April 6, 2017

O.O You can do that?

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replied on April 6, 2017

On the Form Layout Page, click the setting button (gear). At the bottom there is a setting option regarding the backend validation.

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replied on April 6, 2017

Useful! Thanks! I will use with caution

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replied on April 6, 2017

You can change the rule to ignore the data when field is hidden if you want to turn on the backend validation so that the backend validation won't validate those hidden fields.

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