Problem with validation rules and filters

Question

I have an application and I want to limit the number of entries a user is allowed to make.

So I added a "Confiforms rules for field definition" with the following data:

Condition:

ownedBy:[entry.ownedBy] AND _count:>3

Action to execute:

Validation rule

Message to show when....:

You cannot enter more than 3 entries

This does not hinder me as an administrator from entering arbitrary many entries.

If I however add a "ConfiForms IFTTT Integration Rules" with the following data:

Event:

onCreated

Action to perform:

Send Email

Fire IFTTT action only when...:

ownedBy:[entry.ownedBy] AND _count:>3

then I get this mail. Why does the validation rule not fire, but the IFTTT does?

Any help greatly appreciated

Peter

Peter_zq9fwz · Answer

Problem solved: the . was missing in the validation rule. Maybe it would be worth to display a warning when the validation rule field in the rule is empty.

Peter_zq9fwz · Answer

I'm sorry, it still does not work. The formula createdBy:[entry._user] AND _count:>3 never triggers, the same for createdBy:[entry._user]:>3, and createdBy:[entry._user]:3, but (createdBy:[entry._user]):3 *always* triggers, even if the table is empty. Could there be a bug in confiforms?

Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ · Answer

You probably want to check the createdBy instead

createdBy:[entry._user] AND _count:>3

Or if you want to check the ownedBy field then (as it is a multi-select field)

ownedBy.hasValue([entry._user]):true AND _count:>3