Constraints doesn't work in workflows

[riogrande]

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 message (warning about the incorrect input).

So is there a way to have the constraint check before the workflow goes to the next step ?

(Windows XP SP3, alfresco 3.0.0 (Stable 1526), tomcat, mysql)

[riogrande]

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

[_sax]

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>

[riogrande]

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.

[_sax]

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.