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Alexander,
I have a stable PROD DFFS leveraging v4.4.4.23. When testing in DEV, I find that v4.4.426 introduces a number or Rules and Cascade issues – Rules that function perfectly with v23 are ineffective in v26, and a Cascade that functions perfectly with v23 is inconsistent in v26. (see versions at bottom…)
I will describe an issue of Rules and Cascade, but there are other Rules and Cascades showing similar symptoms.
In my case I have two linked rules:
EqualorOver1Million: If the value of field [FutureContractValue] is >=1000000, then make [Est. Contract Savings] and [Contract Term] mandatory.Linked to that rule is:
SoleSource: If the value of [Sourcing Approach] = “Sole Source” and Rule EqualorOver1Million is true, then make [Sole Source Reason] mandatory.This works in v23, but fails to set the mandatory fields in v26. Please see the attached screen-captures for illustration (screen-caps show Debug and in-form result). In both cases, Debug shows me that the Rules are returning the same, but in v26, the fields are not set to mandatory.
Cascade: I have a Cascade of LOB to SubLOB. In v26, the first time one particular LOB is selected (last on list), the SubLOB field label is displayed, but the drop-down field is not displayed. If I then select another LOB, the SubLOB drop-down field is displayed correctly, and if I return to the LOB that had previously failed to display – it now displays correctly. The symptom (no display of SubLOB) occurs only on first pass.
Currently, I am holding v26 in DEV only, and cannot release to PROD.
As always, I appreciate your support and efforts!
R’grds – Ben.
Older STABLE Version information
Custom DFFS-folder: DFFS_v4.4.4.23_2020-02-13
DFFS Loader: v2
DFFS frontend: 4.4.4.23 – February 13, 2020
DFFS frontend CSS: 4.53 / 4.53
Autocomplete: 1.6.46 – February 13, 2020
Cascading dropdowns: 3.7.34 – January 20, 2020
jQuery: 1.12.4
Lookup: 1.1.19 – October 27, 2019
Resource management: 2.4.5 – August 29, 2019
SPJS-Utility: 1.343 – February 02, 2020
vLookup: 2.2.146 – February 13, 2020Newer UNSTABLE Version information
DFFS Loader: v2
DFFS frontend: 4.4.4.26 – March 17, 2020
DFFS frontend CSS: 4.56 / 4.56
Autocomplete: 1.6.47 – March 10, 2020
Cascading dropdowns: 3.7.35 – March 10, 2020
jQuery: 1.12.4
Lookup: 1.1.20 – March 10, 2020
Resource management: 2.4.5 – August 29, 2019
SPJS-Utility: 1.345 – March 17, 2020
vLookup: 2.2.148 – March 17, 2020 -
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Alexander,
My testing of Rules in v4.4.4.27 shows that Rules are working as expected in reference to setting the red asterisk for mandatory fields.
However, the issue with Cascade persists, with a slightly different symptom. To recap the previous symptom:
Cascade: I have a Cascade of LOB to SubLOB. In v26, the first time one particular LOB is selected (last on list), the SubLOB field label is displayed, but the drop-down field is not displayed. If I then select another LOB, the SubLOB drop-down field is displayed correctly, and if I return to the LOB that had previously failed to display – it now displays correctly. The symptom (no display of SubLOB) occurs only on first pass.
In v.4.4.4.27, the SubLOB field label NOR the SubLOB drop-down field itself is displayed the first time this particular LOB is selected. I’ve tried a number of troubleshooting steps without success (yeah – some are silly):
- Changed the spelling of LOB so it is not at the end of the list – unsuccessful
- Deleted a number of LOB records in source list – unsuccessful
- Moved the Cascade source list to local ({currentsite} instead of /sites/blah-blah/listname) – unsuccessful
- Removed flags e.g: hide empty dropdowns – unsuccessful
- Removed rules on fields in Cascade – unsuccessful
- Removed side-by-side positioning of fields – unsuccessful
- Removed the default field value (“-select-“) – unsuccessful
Unfortunately, I have very little to relate to you in reference to this symptom – I have no idea why this particular LOB is unique in displaying the symptom.
Observations I can add:
- If I enter the form, and select the affected LOB, it does not display the SubLOB drop-down field. If I select another LOB (which may or may not have a SubLOB value) and then return to the affected LOB, it will display normally – this is all as described before. The new bit is that after I select the default (blank) selection, the problem LOB will ALWAYS fail to display the SubLOB drop-down menu.
- This symptom is only evident on the NewItem form, as LOB is a required field, and will always be populated when entering the EditItem form. Even if a SubLOB had not been selected when the item was saved, the SubLOB drop-down menu is displayed correctly.
Please let me know what troubleshooting I can do to better isolate the problem. I
R’grds – Ben.
Reference:
Version information
DFFS Loader: v2
DFFS frontend: 4.4.4.27 – March 21, 2020
DFFS frontend CSS: 4.57 / 4.57
Autocomplete: 1.6.47 – March 10, 2020
Cascading dropdowns: 3.7.36 – March 21, 2020
jQuery: 1.12.4
Lookup: 1.1.20 – March 10, 2020
Resource management: 2.4.5 – August 29, 2019
SPJS-Utility: 1.345 – March 17, 2020
vLookup: 2.2.148 – March 17, 2020 -
Alexander,
I believe I have located the problem, and it was probably of my creation – in a previous troubleshooting session, I had hidden the SubLOB field in a rule. With v4.4.4.23, this didn’t affect the trouble LOB of my configuration, however, did in v4.4.4.26 and v4.4.4.27.
I suspect subtle timing changes in code execution between different modules/features – Rules vs. Cascade, etc.
At the end of the day, there is no action for you on this issue – it appears that v4.4.4.27 has indeed addressed my issues.
As always, I sincerely appreciate your support and efforts!
R’grds – Ben.
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I’m glad you figured it out!
The reason for the field not showing in the latest version vs the previous is that I actually didn’t check to see if the field was hidden by a rule in the previous versions, but that check has been added to the latest version. This means that a field that is hidden in a DFFS rule will not show even if it is part of a cascading dropdown.
Best regards,
Alexander
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