How do I display a validation error for a field that is within a TableView macro?

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

I have a TableView macro where users enter their planned hours for each quarter.  The field definitions are on a ConfiForm on another page.  The validation rule work, meaning, they don't allow the user to change the value.  However, the user may not know that, as the entry box doesn't turn red, and there's no error message.  These fields are within a TableView macro.  How can I pass the message through to the user?

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Hi @Kathleen Janiszewski 

How is the TableView configured? Are you using the inline edits or inline individual edits?

Anyway, in any case the errors are shown when the attempt to update the records results in an error or in a validation error

Alex

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

I'm using inline individual edits.

-Kathleen

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Honestly, there is no such option in "cloud" version, as this question is tagged here. 

This must be a question about ConfiForms for server/data center

But a simple test with a custom validation rule and an inline edit enabled for the table shows this result http://recordit.co/p7UCICArOj

This is the configuration I am testing it with

<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="067155c4-469f-4b8e-b921-1180640f03e9" ac:name="confiform" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="formName">form</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="eab8dfb8-b2c8-4097-8a04-f8da1b284367" ac:name="confiform-entry-register" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<br/>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>
<p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="3c2fa225-9d21-4f51-b18c-182be1dcb6ad" ac:name="confiform-field-definition" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">num</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">num</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">number</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</p>
<p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="9695a937-fcf3-4c25-b0e8-f69c506dfeb3" ac:name="confiform-field-definition-rules" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="condition">num:&lt;0</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">Num must be larger than 0</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="action">Validation rule</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>
<p>
<br/>
</p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="97b160ab-e04e-4e0a-b7a2-6c51b44ea10b" ac:name="confiform-table" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="formName">form</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="enableGridEdit">true</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p>
<br/>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>

Alex

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

Yes, it's the server/datacenter version.  The tags were prefilled, and I didn't change them.

Anyway, the registration macro is on a different page.   Would that be the problem.  I don't want the data and the form to be on the same page.

-Kathleen

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Having a form on a different page makes no difference

Does the example configuration works for you or it does not?

Alex

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

The form will not store the amount typed it, but it does not return an error message.

<p class="auto-cursor-target">
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="9f594dd3-398c-4a3c-aa3b-162fb7c7bffc" ac:name="confiform-field-definition" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">week1hours</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">2-6 OCT</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">number</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro> <ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="7eb61574-f0b8-4a01-b624-994fbd47eae1" ac:name="confiform-field-definition-rules" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="condition">week1hours:&gt;44</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">Maximum of 44 hours per week.</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="action">Validation rule</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="onUserActionOnly">true</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</p>

-Kathleen

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Does that mean that the example I have provided does not work for you? This seems to be something else in your comment... 

What ConfiForms version are you using?

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

I didn't try your example.  I can't have the registration macro on the same page as the ConfiForm fields.  I can try it, but they will have to be on 2 separate pages.

-Kathleen

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

I tried it with your example, and I still get no error.  It does not accept the new value, which is correct, but it does not raise an error:

<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="96d4207d-50bf-4d06-a2a7-f46ae3bcb4b6" ac:name="confiform-entry-register" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="formName">testing123</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="registrationButtonLabel">Test Me</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p class="auto-cursor-target">
<br/>
</p>
<p class="auto-cursor-target">
<br/>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>
<p class="auto-cursor-target">
<br/>
</p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="1d8368c3-9957-4b18-8245-905bb0257fac" ac:name="confiform" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="formName">testing123</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="registrationFormTitle">Testing 1-2-3</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="0f6d578a-2493-4e6a-911e-23b6f89427b3" ac:name="confiform-field-definition" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">field1</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">Field 1</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="type">number</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro> <ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="49d3f11e-55ea-4939-875e-ac6d10f9e17a" ac:name="confiform-field-definition-rules" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="condition">field1:&lt;0</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">Number must be at least 0.</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="action">Validation rule</ac:parameter>
</ac:structured-macro>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>
<p>
<br/>
</p>
<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="281783b4-d30a-4de5-b1d6-60787bc30a06" ac:name="confiform-table" ac:schema-version="1">
<ac:parameter ac:name="formName">testing123</ac:parameter>
<ac:parameter ac:name="enableGridEdit">true</ac:parameter>
<ac:rich-text-body>
<p class="auto-cursor-target">
<br/>
</p>
</ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

What version of ConfiForms are you using?

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

It's Confluence 7.14.3.

-Kathleen

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

Is it the version?  Otherwise, I don't see any reason this should not work.  I get an error if I enter invalid data by editing the form.

Thank you in advance.

-Kathleen

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

I was asking about the ConfiForms plugin version you are using - here is how you can quickly check that

(not Confluence)

Alex

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

Then it's: ConfiForms (version: 2.22). 

-Kathleen

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

2.22!? Oh it's a version that is couple of years old

Please consider updating ConfiForms plugin

[Kathleen Janiszewski]

Alex,

Ok, I'll talk to one of our Admins and put in a ticket.

That might just solve the problem.

Thank you!

-Kathleen