AWR Form Element Validators
- Erick Meijer
As an administrator, you can prevent applicants from entering invalid data when filling out application forms. To do this, simply set a field validation rule to specify the criterion that the field value must meet.
To get started, on the Application Designer page:
Select the form field you want to create a rule for. This makes the field properties appear.
Switch to the Validators tab in the pop-up window:
Validators are not available for the following form elements: photoes, group headers, static text, checkboxes and horizontal lines.
On the Validators tab, specify the fields as below:
Regular expression. Enter a sequence of metacharacters that denotes a condition. For example, enter ^\D+$ to restrict digit entry.
Regular expressions may be set for text fields including those in radiogroups and drop-down lists.
Text if regular expr. fails. Enter the message that will appear if an applicant tries to enter an invalid value.
Field relation. Enter a logical condition in the following form: {Field Name} operator ‘text value’/ date value/ digits.
Field relation may be set for text fields, dates and digits.
Text if validation fails. Enter the message that will appear if the validation is not successful.