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Constraints doesn't work in workflows

riogrande — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:36:19 GMT

Hi all, I'm making an advanced workflow in which there is a simple task with one field to fill. I put a constraint on it. At the beginning I was thinking that I did something wrong, because I was able to put whatever I wanted. But I find out that if I press the "Save Change" button I have the wanted

Re: Constraints doesn't work in workflows

riogrande — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:30:34 GMT

Curiously works now :roll:
but not completly, just if I put nothing it give me an error.

Re: Constraints doesn't work in workflows

_sax — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:49:45 GMT

In your workflow model, make sure, that the constraint gets applied to the field:
<property name="xy:TextField"> <type>d:text</type>
<constraints> <constraint ref="xy:Constraint_For_TextField" /> </constraints>
</property>

Re: Constraints doesn't work in workflows

riogrande — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:35:08 GMT

yes it is set :


      <type name="afwf:checkCodeOut">
         <parent>afwf:changableStatus</parent>
         <mandatory-aspects>
            <aspect>afwf:borrowCheckOut</aspect>
         </mandatory-aspects>                     
      </type>

…

   <aspects>
      <aspect name="afwf:borrowCheckOut">   
         <title>Check Item Code Out</title>
         <properties>
            <property name="afwf:checkItemCodeOut">
               <type>d:text</type>
               <mandatory>true</mandatory>
               <constraints>
                  <constraint ref="af:numericCode" />
                  <constraint ref="af:itemCodeLenght" />
               </constraints>
            </property>            
         </properties>
      </aspect>   
   </aspects>
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and the two constraints that works perfectly when adding files (are in an other model, and Yes I imported the "af" model to my workflow model)


      <constraint name="af:numericCode" type="REGEX">
         <parameter name="expression"><value>[0-9]*</value></parameter>
         <parameter name="requiresMatch"><value>true</value></parameter>
      </constraint>
      
      <constraint name="af:itemCodeLenght" type="LENGTH">
         <parameter name="minLength"><value>7</value></parameter>
         <parameter name="maxLength"><value>7</value></parameter>
      </constraint>   
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So as I said, the mandatory aspect works in any cases. But the constrain Length works only if in press "Save change" and ht Regex doesn't work at all.

Re: Constraints doesn't work in workflows

_sax — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:39:34 GMT

I've never tried to use the types of LENGTH or REGEX. Maybe you could try to use the type "text" in an additional constraint or by changing an existing type - through it you could find, if it's a problem with your configuration (problem persists) or with the special types of constraints you're using.