form validation

[splinters]

does anyone know a way (or maybe know of an available module) that would allow me to make a form element required or not required based on the value of another field -- would be nice to actually have certain fields start out a disabled until the value of a second field triggers the first field to become enabled

thanks a lot
splinters

[ruchida]

Hi

SugarCRM has lots of Javascripts functions to check a form in include/javascript/sugar_3.js. You can register as many fields as you like beforehand, with some conditions, and the check_form() functions validate them later.

For example, the following HTML script (triggered by Save button) registers certain fields by calling a custom function add_check(). The check_form() then validate them.

 <input title="{APP.LBL_SAVE_BUTTON_TITLE}" accessKey="{APP.LBL_SAVE_BUTTON_KEY}" class="button" onclick="this.form.action.value='Save'; return (add_checks(document.EditView) && check_form('EditView'));" type="submit" name="button" value="  {APP.LBL_SAVE_BUTTON_LABEL}  " > 
  

In add_check(), you can add a policy and register some fields to validate by calling addToValidate() as follows.

 function add_checks(f) {
    if (f.name.value != "") {
        addToValidate('EditView', 'date_start', 'date', 'true', '{$mod_strings['LBL_DATE_TIME']}');
        addToValidate('EditView', 'duration_hours', 'int', 'true', '{$mod_strings['LBL_MAIL_SMTPPORT']}');
    }
    return true;
} 
  

In this policy, if a user input something in the 'name' field, two additional fields - 'date_start' and 'duration_hours' - can not be blank.

[splinters]

excellent -- thanks for the reply --- need to talk to my production admin to get that kinda access to the box -- but sounds easy enough to toy with ---

thanks

[ELFella]

Hello,

I have a similar question, I am looking to add some validation to some of the fields when you create or edit a lead, contact, or account.



I would like to check the following fields for validation

Phone number : I would like it to be make it to where it has to be in a certain format i.e 000-000-0000 instead of being able to put anything in

Zip Code: I would like to make this field in a preset format as well 00000-000

Names - Is there a way to automatically make the first letter capital?



Thanks in advance for any help,

Erin

[arffup]

Hello Ruchida, is very interesting your answer, I'm intenting it, but I have errors.
I'm trying to do some works on a function "custom" I call it <imput title...................return Custom(document.EditView...................>

I havem't idea where to place php function "custom" i've intented in the same editview and in my_custom_module.php without good results. Simply the program doesn't go into the function