K2 SmartForms List View - required fields

I am running into the same issue. I can understand that this will work in case of a form that persists its own data.

But if you want to use validation in a workflow scenario, I don't see this working. We would like to use the automatic generated workflow header and submit functionality. The proper event I would expect to be present is: OnWorkflowSubmit or something like that. In that case, on submit, the validation can be checked -> success? complete the submit ; not valid? --> stay in the form and show the missing fields.

Now only an AfterSubmit event is available and if you use the validation step in there.. the workflow has already moved to the next step.

I understand I can choose not to use the automatic generated workflow header and use customer buttons instead (e.g. a save button), but if I want to do that, and I want to move to the next WF step by clicking on a button, I need to add WF activity knowledge to the form. That is feeling unnatural and prevents me reusing the form. Or is this the time that States kick in?

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Unfortunitly when testing this it was discovered that only the last record was validated.

To better explain my senario,

I have a list which i enter multiple records that i want validated to ensure that certain fields are populated in every record.

A huge win would be if this validation could occur as the record comes out of edit mode and enters the read mode in the list.

Thanks All! 

It's getting even better:

I've decided to let go of the Pre-Submit approach (since it's not there (yet?)) and built my own Submit button. Added a validation step, selected my fields to validate.. Finished, check-in.

Not working.

Checked my Form.. all validation was gone! Redid the validation, finish.. Edit the form again.. validation still there. Check-in? Edit -> all validation was gone.

How should I get this to work?

Thanks Sam. This was exactly what i was looking for and it works!

Great job!! 

I would suggest that you first try to refresh your browser cache and then reconfigure the condition/rule.

Hi Samuel, by any chance do you know how to define default values for the new "add row"

Thanks in advance

Karina

@All the people losing validation.

I think this was a bug before the 4.6.4 release, if i remember correctly. It has been fixed in the subsequet releases.

Hi RamKumar,

I would like to suggest my way to validate a list view, It needs a bit more work.

Here is an example 

I have list view and I create another Item View to add items to the list, it much easier to control validation on the item view

so when the user click ADD it will open the item view as a subview, there should be an add button on the item view that has the following rules:

when btnAdd is Clicked

If view Passes Validation

Add new row to the list 

transfare data to the list (here you transfare the what you user entered)

submit changes on the row

Close subview

now I explaine what if the user clicked edit

When edit toolbar button is clicked

edit selected row

open subview (when configure, tranfare the row data to the item controls to fill it)

now you need to add the same rules when add button on the item view is clicked with a change

instead of "Add new row" set "Edit selected row"

Note: if you want to do this you need to add the same rule of the edit on list item double click or just remove the double click rule

and disable "Add new row link"

whis it helps