Feature Request - Conditional Required
7 posts by 3 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: December 15 (RSS)
By KennyH - October 18, 2023
Something that seems to be coming up more and more is needing a way to make a field required, but only if another field is checked or has content.
For example, let's say we have the following fields:
- Warranty Serviced (checkbox)
- Date of Service (date/time)
- Repair Type (dropdown)
- Description (wysiwyg)
I want these three fields to be required ONLY if Warranty Serviced has been checked:
- Date of Service (date/time)
- Repair Type (dropdown)
- Description (wysiwyg)
If Warranty Serviced has not been checked, then none of those fields would be required to have content.
What do you think?
Kenny H
By Dave - October 19, 2023
Hi Kenny,
You could do it with a plugin, check out the attached code.
Give it a try and let me know any questions. You'll need to make sure the tablename and field names match.
Hope that helps!
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By KennyH - October 19, 2023
Amazing! This works perfectly!
I changed the name of the file and plugin so if I ever needed to add more than one it should work without conflict. However, shouldn't I just be able to add more tables / fields to this plugin?
Thanks so much for putting this together.
Kenny H
By Dave - October 19, 2023
Hi Kenny,
Ok great, glad that's working!
Yes, could can just modify the code a bit to add additional tables. Here's an example:
function conditionalErrorChecking($tableName, $recordExists, $oldRecord) {
$errors = [];
// table 1
if ($tableName === 'your_table_here') {
// conditional error checking rules
$isWarrantyServiced = !empty($_REQUEST['warranty_serviced']);
if ($isWarrantyServiced) {
if (empty($_REQUEST['date_of_service:string'])) { // add :string prefix to date entire date string (if set)
$errors[] = "Please fill out the date of service field.";
}
if (empty($_REQUEST['repair_type'])) {
$errors[] = "Please fill out the repair type field.";
}
$wysiwygWithoutTagsOrWhitespace = trim(strip_tags($_REQUEST['description'] ?? ''));
if (empty($wysiwygWithoutTagsOrWhitespace)) { // wysiwyg, remove all tags and check if empty after that
$errors[] = "Please fill out the description type field.";
}
}
}
// table 2
if ($tableName === 'another_table') {
// error checking code goes here
}
// show errors
if ($errors) {
$errorsHTML = implode("\n", $errors);
die($errorsHTML);
}
}I previously added some extra variables for readability, they're not strictly necessary.
Let me know if you have any questions about how it works or how to add another table/field.
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By KennyH - October 20, 2023
This is great and opens up so many more possibilities. I have added multiple tables and conditions along with modifying the error messages. Here's one for an example for anyone else who needs it.
<?php
/*
Plugin Name: conditionalErrorChecking
Description: Custom hierarchical error checking rules
Version: 1.00
CMS Version Required: 3.59
*/
// register callbacks
addAction( 'record_save_errorchecking', 'conditionalErrorChecking', null, 3 );
function conditionalErrorChecking( $tableName, $recordExists, $oldRecord ) {
$errors = [];
if ( $tableName === 'estimates' ) { // Check for 'estimates' table and associated rules
// Check if pricing_approval or shipping_approval is set to "Approved"
$isPriceApproved = ( isset( $_REQUEST[ 'pricing_approval' ] ) && $_REQUEST[ 'pricing_approval' ] == 'Approved' );
$isShippingApproved = ( isset( $_REQUEST[ 'shipping_approval' ] ) && $_REQUEST[ 'shipping_approval' ] == 'Approved' );
$wysiwygApprovalNotes = trim( strip_tags( $_REQUEST[ 'approval_notes' ] ?? '' ) );
if ( empty( $wysiwygApprovalNotes ) && ( $isPriceApproved || $isShippingApproved ) ) {
$errors[] = "Please fill out your approval notes!";
}
if ( $isPriceApproved && empty( $_REQUEST[ 'approved_by_pricing' ] ) ) {
$errors[] = "Who approved the pricing for this estimate?";
}
if ( $isShippingApproved && empty( $_REQUEST[ 'approved_by_shipping' ] ) ) {
$errors[] = "Who approved the shipping for this estimate?";
}
// Check if item_name has content and width_x_height is empty
for ( $i = 1; $i <= 6; $i++ ) {
if ( !empty( $_REQUEST[ "item_name_$i" ] ) && empty( $_REQUEST[ "width_x_height_$i" ] ) ) {
$errors[] = "Please fill out width x height for item {$i}!";
}
}
} elseif ( $tableName === 'projects' ) { // Check for 'projects' table and associated rules
$status = $_REQUEST[ 'project_status' ] ?? '';
$statusesToCheck = [ "Printing", "Awaiting Pickup", "Complete" ];
if ( in_array( $status, $statusesToCheck ) ) {
if ( empty( $_REQUEST[ 'date_ordered:string' ] ) ) { // add :string prefix to date entire date string (if set)
$errors[] = "Please fill out the date ordered!";
}
}
} elseif ( $tableName === 'paper_inventory' ) { // Check for 'paper_inventory' table and associated rules
// Helper function to convert snake_case field names to Title Case for user-friendly display
function makeFriendlyFieldName( $snakeCaseString ) {
$words = str_replace( '_', ' ', $snakeCaseString ); // Replace underscores with spaces
$titleCasedWords = ucwords( $words ); // Convert to Title Case
return $titleCasedWords;
}
// Check rules for brand_1 to brand_3
for ( $i = 1; $i <= 3; $i++ ) {
if ( !empty( $_REQUEST[ "brand_$i" ] ) ) {
$fieldsToCheck = [ "supplier_$i", "lead_time_$i", "purchase_price_$i", "purchase_url_$i" ];
foreach ( $fieldsToCheck as $field ) {
if ( empty( $_REQUEST[ $field ] ) ) {
$friendlyFieldName = makeFriendlyFieldName( $field );
$errors[] = "Please fill out $friendlyFieldName!";
}
}
}
}
}
// show errors
if ( $errors ) {
$errorsHTML = implode( "\n", $errors );
die( $errorsHTML );
}
}By Dave - October 21, 2023
Hi Kenny,
That looks great, nice work and thanks for sharing!
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By kitsguru - December 15
This is great, Thanks for sharing. I have several use cases for this. I am adding it to my arsenal.