Cascade Plugin plus Required field…

[BenR]

Alexander,

I have a two-level cascade in a DFFS form – very simple. The top level is a Required field, set as a rule. I have double checked for correct internal names, etc.

Symptom: If I turn on the Cascade Hide the dropdowns when they have no available options flag, the top-level field disappears from screen. If I turn the Required field option off, the top-level field does display, but disappears the moment that a selection is made when there is no value for tier-2 (no available options).

Can you advise how to troubleshoot further?

R’grds – Ben.
Reference:
Dynamic Forms for SharePoint v4.4.3.64 – March 13, 2019|CSS version: 4.46 / 4.46|spjs-utility version: 1.332|SPJS Cascading dropdowns v3.7.25
Cascade config: cascadingDropdowns”:[{“note”:”LOB to SubLOB cascade”,”list”:”Organization”,”baseUrl”:”{currentsite}”,”from”:[“Title”,”SubLOB”],”to”:[“LOB”,”SubLOB”],”dVal”:”- Select – “,”filter”:””,”hide”:false,”autofill”:true,”clearInvalid”:true,”selectSBS”:false,”debug”:false}]
Cascade debug:
[SPJS Cascading dropdowns v3.7.25] :: DEBUG
Function called with these arguments:
lookupList:Organization
lookupListBaseUrl:/sites/spptdgsl/TransactionPipeline
lookupListFields:Title,SubLOB,Id
thisListFields:LOB,SubLOB
dropDownDefaultvalue:- Select –
filter:
hideEmptyDropdowns:false
autoselectSingleOption:true
clearInvalidSelection:true
sideBySide:false
debug:true
dataSourceId:Organization
numberOfDropdowns:3
Populating this field
LOB
Number of items returned
8

[Alexander Bautz]

I’m not able to recreate it – could it be that you have another rule that actually does the hiding of the field?

Alexander

[BenR]

Alexander,

If I disable all rules, the top-level field is displayed… Then –

1. If I select a top-level value that has an associated level-2 value, top-level is still displayed.
2. If I select a top-level value that does not have an associated level-2 value (this is the no available options case) the top-level field disappears.

R’grds – Ben.

[Alexander Bautz]

Not sure I follow – does it work if you disable all rules?

Alexander

[BenR]

Alexander,

I’ve continued to troubleshoot… First, an answer to your last question: If all Rules are disabled, does it work – No.

Continuing to troubleshoot, I’ve disabled one DFFS feature at a time, and have found a repeatable symptom – When the Cascading fields are placed on a row with other fields using SBS, the results become very unpredictable when Hide the dropdowns when they have no available options is turned on.

The symptom is that the top-tier cascade field will not display (though a screen refresh may bring it back), the second-tier will not display.

I kept SBS on, but moved the two tiers onto separate rows without any other fields, and the Cascade functions all worked perfectly.

When I returned to my preferred layout, where top-tier, second-tier, and another non-Cascade field align on a single row, the symptom returned.

In the attached screencaps, the fields LOB and SubLOB are Cascading.

As always, your support and efforts are greatly appreciated!

Reference:
Dynamic Forms for SharePoint v4.4.3.64 – March 13, 2019|CSS version: 4.46 / 4.46|spjs-utility version: 1.332|SPJS Cascading dropdowns v3.7.25

Attachments:

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[Alexander Bautz]

Thanks for the detailed description of how to recreate it. I have attempted a fix in the attached version. Please test it by unzipping and replacing the version you have in /SPJS/DFFS/plugins. You must also clear the browser cache and ensure it lists as v3.7.26 when you hover over the “Enhanced with DFFS” link and click “License and version info”.

Alexander

Attachments:

1. SPJS-casc_v3.7.26.zip

[BenR]

Alexander,

I’ve followed your instructions, and returned the CASC/SBS configuration to my preferred layout – success! Nicely done!

As always, your support and efforts are greatly appreciated!

R’grds – BenR.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by BenR.

[Alexander Bautz]

Thanks – I’m glad it worked out. I’ll include this fix in the next release.

Alexander

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