HOWTO: Conditionally required field - on the fly

[eggsurplus]

Here's how to have a conditionally required field. In this case we want a date field called date_golive_c to be required if a checkbox called transitioned_c is checked. If it gets unchecked we want it to not be required. This requires altering the editviewdefs.php in custom/modules/YOURMODULE/metadata. Good luck!

             array (
              'name' => 'transitioned_c',
 
/** [IC] eggsurplus: 2008/12/16 - make date_golive_c required if user checks the checkbox */
              'customCode' => '
{literal}
<script language="javascript">
 
function requireGolive(transChecked) {
    //need to iterate to find the correct index
    for(var i = 0; i < validate["EditView"].length; i++){
        if(validate["EditView"][i][nameIndex] == "date_golive_c") {
            if(transChecked == true) {
                validate["EditView"][i][requiredIndex] = true;
                alert("Please fill in the Go-Live Date.");
            } else { //do not require
                validate["EditView"][i][requiredIndex] = false;
            }
            break;
        }
    }
}
</script>
{/literal}
              {if $fields.transitioned_c.value == "1"}{assign var="TRANSITIONED_C_CHECKED" value="checked"}{else}{assign var="TRANSITIONED_C_CHECKED" value=""}{/if}<input name="transitioned_c" type="hidden" value="0"><input name="transitioned_c" onclick=\'requireGolive(this.checked);\' type="checkbox" class="checkbox" value="1" {$TRANSITIONED_C_CHECKED}>',
              'label' => 'LBL_TRANSITIONED',
            ), 
  

[wsiedler]

An excellent tip, can't wait to try it myself.
Thanks for sharing it, Jason!

Regards,
Wolf

[SugarDev.net]

Nice . Please also post it on the Wiki so it doesn't get lost!

[Thawatchai]

The way of Conditionally required field and control form.

if you have skill of javascript then can you open form AddNew/Edit in folder 'YouSugar\cache\modules\Your\Module\EditView.tpl'

In this file you will met HTML code But please remember when rebuild agent your loss this your code.

I think you have fun for modify it.