Ed,
Yep, it is a bug - http://mifosforge.jira.com/browse/MIFOS-3259
That being said, the workaround here is to not enter a date. If you enter a
date, then the checkbox needs to be checked (Which really, we should have it
that if someone enters in a date, then the trained checkbox gets marked).
Ryan
On 7/4/10 14:25, "Ed Cable" <eca...@grameenfoundation.org> wrote:
> Gayl,
>
> This is a great type of question to send to the user group. I¹m cc¹ing the
> mailing list this time so everyone can see the discussion around this.
>
> On the demo server, Gayl encountered a usability issue with our ³Define
> mandatory/hidden fields² feature. I think it¹s a bug so I can log it in JIRA
> once it¹s confirmed.
>
> The bug would be that the Group ³Trained On² field isn¹t included as a
> specifiable field in the ³Define mandatory/hidden fields² menu.
>
> Gayl encountered an error message ³Please select the Trained checkbox.² while
> attempting to create a new group. She was left quite confused as
> unfortunately there was no ³trained² checkbox to click on the screen.
>
> Upon reviewing the admin settings for ³Define mandatory/hidden fields² I saw
> that for groups, the group ³trained² field is marked hidden (so doesn¹t get
> displayed) but there is no option for setting Group ³Trained On² to be hidden
> or not. (see screenshot group_non.specified.jpg at
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1885361/group_non-specified.jpg)
>
> One can successfully submit the form if they don¹t specify any training dates.
> However if they do write in values for the trained on date this will then
> require that the ³trained² checkbox be complete and hence the error message
> when there is no trained box to check.
>
> To see how the behavior of these fields should be working, I did some testing
> with the same parameter for individual clients.
>
> In the scenario where ³Trained² is specified to be hidden it overrides
> whatever is selected for ³Trained On² be it ³Mandatory² or not. When
> Trained is specified to be hidden Trained On is also hidden as well from the
> form. (See trained_hidden.jpg for screenshot -
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1885361/trained_hidden.jpg)
>
> In the scenario where ³Trained² is not specified to be hidden, both fields are
> then displayed. (See trained_not.hidden.jpg for screenshot -
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1885361/trained_not.hidden.jpg)
>
> To conclude, I think an issue should be logged to resolve this by:
>
> 1) Ensure ³Trained On² field is linked to ³Trained² field as in the case
> with the Client ³Trained/Trained On² fields. ³Trained² parameters should
> override that of ³Trained On².
>
> 2) Make sure Group ³Trained On² is a field that can be specified as
> hidden/mandatory because right now it¹s always being displayed.
>
>
> Thanks Gayl for uncovering this issue.
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> From: Gayl Kennedy [mailto:gaylkenn...@fantsuam.org]
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 7:42 AM
> To: Edward Cable; gaylkenn...@gmail.com
> Subject: error message when trying to create a group
>
> hi Ed, having email challenges so hope the small graphic file will go through
> ok.
> See error message when click Preview:
>
> I was using the test db on the mifos website. I set up a new branch called
> Fantsuam under Nirantara and a centre under it called Bayan Loco. All was
> going well till I tried to add a group under it and there was a field to add
> the training date which I completed. however when I went to save it there was
> an error message that the check box by training had not been checked but there
> is no check box as you can see in the attached.
> Should I be sending such issues to the user group?
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