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Re: Field Validation Error Prevents Submitting The Form - Custom Submit Button

cz48b1 — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:15:24 GMT

Hi, Hilary SOLVED!!! Thank you so much.

Re: Field Validation Error Prevents Submitting The Form - Custom Submit Button

Hilary Stoupa — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 22:34:41 GMT

Usually when we hit a validation error on submit, the form rules quit executing and the form stays open so we can fix our errors and try again. I see in your rules you have the "close" rule before the others - move that to the bottom and see if that solves the issue. I'm actually surprised IP is even trying to submit, since you have the close rule first. :)

Field Validation Error Prevents Submitting The Form - Custom Submit Button

cz48b1 — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:53:45 GMT

Hi all,

If I understand correctly, the best approach is to disable the Submit and Save options (Form Options | Web Browser in InfoPath) in the toolbar and use your own Submit button.

Problem is that, when the user clicks Submit and there’s a field validation error, a validation warning is shown, user clicks Ok button, the form is closed and all filled data is lost (user needs to start from scratch).

In my case it’s not just a matter of if a required filed is empty or not (and maybe, enable/disable the Submit button accordingly).
The field may be filled and still have a validation error (something like a “MVSN-NNN” mask where “N” is numeric).

See Submit Click rules below (and image):
- Close this form: No Prompt
- Set a field’s value: txtSubmit = “1”
- Submit using a data connection….

I see the “Don’t run remaining rules if the condition of this rule is met” (see link below) but I cannot see any way of creating a new rule at the top that captures a field validation error.

Any ideas???

Thanks in advance!!!

http://imgur.com/fdMmj8a