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validation error on field that doesn't exist

asked on June 15, 2017

We're using Laserfiche Avante 10.2. I have a Business Process that has 5 forms. Each step in the process diagram uses a different form (same as previous form but with new approval section added). When I test the process it works great until I get to the 4th form where I get the following error after clicking on Submit. From what I can gather from other Answers I can just turn off the backend validation on that form, but I'd rather figure out what is causing the problem and fix that :)

 

Question 1: Is the Position listed in the error the same as the q# and Field#? Cause if it is, I've already deleted field 38 and 39 in my form so I'm not sure why it's still causing an error?


Question 2: On Position 41, it is marked required and is hidden. In the Field Rules I have it set to ignore data when hidden so I'm not sure why this is causing a problem?

 

Now, I have deleted the form that is causing the problem and recreated it and still get these errors (This was a problem on its own - I couldn't delete the form while it was the one that's selected on an email notification attachment  - even though "attach form" option wasn't selected/active?). I have even copied the entire process and still get this error. And I cleared my cache/cookies in case it was something hanging on in my browser.

 

Any suggestions would be most appreciated!!!

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replied on June 15, 2017 Show version history

A1: The position is not the same with id, it's just the position: the first field has position 0, the second field has position 1, and so on... Note that hidden fields are also counted.

So can you recheck the fields? You can identify field by the field name as well, which is the label of field.

A2: That is supposed to work. If not, can you open a support case and provide your process? Thanks.

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replied on June 22, 2017

I checked the position (not q/Field#) and located the fields. They were marked as required and in a section that was marked Read Only. As soon as I removed the Read Only requirement from that section I was able to process the form with no errors. Thanks Rui!

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replied on June 15, 2017 Show version history

In the current version of Forms, back-end validation will fail on empty/invalid Required fields even if they are hidden and set to ignore data. For now, the only way around this error is to disable back-end validation. I had a similar issue.

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