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Required Fields Problem

Greg McGuffey — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:21:16 GMT

I've set some required fields on my BO. When I go to test it, I don't get any broken rule messages. It prompts me to save the bo. Here's what happens:

1. I click new
2. I click save (no data entered...should be some broken rules as many required fields aren't specified)
3. I get prompted to Save changes, no broken rules

In the BO, all I've done is setup my required fields. Is there something else I need to do to get these fields validated (or could I have turned something off)?

RE: Required Fields Problem

StrataFrame Team — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:21:16 GMT

Hehe, no problem :) And I was on vacation, so you didn't get much help from me while I was gone...

RE: Required Fields Problem

Greg McGuffey — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:31:39 GMT

I forgot to update this. It was my bad (doh). What has happening was that the BO was being saved by a navigation component (allowing the BO to be navigated using a listbox). That component was designed to handle the case when the user clicked on another item in the list without saving first. In that case it would prompt the use to save/undo the changes or cancel the navigation. However, I wasn't checking on the broken rules here, so I'd get the prompt. I added a check for broken rules and it is working. I'd coded the component a while ago and forgot that I had that logic...oops :blush:

RE: Required Fields Problem

Greg McGuffey — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:14:03 GMT

Here is the stack trace:

RamsBase.dll!FOXSystems.RAMS.Base.Navigation.ListBONavBase._dataBO_BusinessRulesChecked(MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessRulesCheckedEventArgs e = {MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessRulesCheckedEventArgs}) Line 584 + 0x5 bytes Basic
MicroFour StrataFrame Business.dll!MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessLayer.raise_BusinessRulesChecked(MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessRulesCheckedEventArgs e = {MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessRulesCheckedEventArgs}) + 0x8f bytes
MicroFour StrataFrame Business.dll!MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessLayer.OnBusinessRulesChecked(MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessRulesCheckedEventArgs e = {MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessRulesCheckedEventArgs}) + 0x20 bytes
MicroFour StrataFrame Business.dll!MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessLayer.ShowBrokenRules(bool RaiseCheckedEvent = true) + 0x366 bytes
MicroFour StrataFrame Business.dll!MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessLayer.CheckRules(bool RaiseCheckedEvent = true) + 0x2a0 bytes
MicroFour StrataFrame Business.dll!MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessLayer.Save(bool Transactional = false, string TransactionKey = "") + 0xed bytes
MicroFour StrataFrame Business.dll!MicroFour.StrataFrame.Business.BusinessLayer.Save() + 0x2a bytes
RamsBase.dll!FOXSystems.RAMS.Base.Navigation.ListviewBONavManagerByToolStrip._saveControl_Click(Object sender = {System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton}, System.EventArgs e = {System.EventArgs}) Line 312 + 0x17 bytes Basic
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(object key, System.EventArgs e) + 0x41 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripButton.OnClick(System.EventArgs e) + 0x3e bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(System.EventArgs e) + 0xc7 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e = {X = 21 Y = 19 Button = Left}) + 0x220 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(System.EventArgs e, System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemEventType met) + 0x87 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(System.EventArgs e, System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemEventType met) + 0x122 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs mea) + 0xc7 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m, System.Windows.Forms.MouseButtons button, int clicks) + 0xf2 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m) + 0x56f bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m) + 0x45 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m = {msg=0x202 (WM_LBUTTONUP) hwnd=0x1130e wparam=0x0 lparam=0x14007b result=0x0}) + 0x71 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativewindow.OnMessage(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m) + 0xd bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativewindow.WndProc(ref System.Windows.Forms.Message m) + 0xd6 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Nativewindow.Callback(System.IntPtr hWnd, int msg = 514, System.IntPtr wparam, System.IntPtr lparam) + 0x75 bytes
[Native to Managed Transition]
user32.dll!7e418734()
[Frames below may be incorrect and/or missing, no symbols loaded for user32.dll]
user32.dll!7e418816()
user32.dll!7e4189cd()
user32.dll!7e418a10()
[Managed to Native Transition]
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(int dwComponentID, int reason = -1, int pvLoopData = 0) + 0x2ea bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(int reason = -1, System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationContext context = {System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationContext}) + 0x17d bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(int reason, System.Windows.Forms.ApplicationContext context) + 0x53 bytes
System.Windows.Forms.dll!System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(System.Windows.Forms.Form mainForm) + 0x2e bytes
MicroFour StrataFrame UI.dll!MicroFour.StrataFrame.Application.StrataFrameApplication.RunApplication() + 0x379 bytes
RAMS.NET.exe!FOXSystems.RAMS.AppMain.Main() Line 28 + 0x6 bytes Basic
ntdll.dll!7c926abe()
ntdll.dll!7c9268ad()
ntdll.dll!7c91056d()
kernel32.dll!7c80a027()
ntdll.dll!7c91056d()
ntdll.dll!7c926abe()
ntdll.dll!7c9268ad()
ntdll.dll!7c91056d()
ntdll.dll!7c919bd3()
ntdll.dll!7c910895()
ntdll.dll!7c919a9c()
ntdll.dll!7c919b3f()
ntdll.dll!7c919aeb()
ntdll.dll!7c919aeb()
ntdll.dll!7c919ba0()
kernel32.dll!7c80adde()
kernel32.dll!7c80adf0()
ntdll.dll!7c9106eb()
ntdll.dll!7c9106eb()
mscoree.dll!79004044()
kernel32.dll!7c816fd7()
ntdll.dll!7c9106eb()

The only code in the _dataBO_BusinessRulesChecked method is a "Stop" statement to get the stack trace.

RE: Required Fields Problem

StrataFrame Team — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:23:30 GMT

When you put a break point in the BusinessRules checked, can you copy the stack trace and post it here. You can post the whole thing by either copying the value of System.Environment.StackTrace or opening the Stack Trace debugging window and right-clicking it to Select All and then right-clicking it to Copy.

RE: Required Fields Problem

Greg McGuffey — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:35:18 GMT

[quote]So, when you call Save() on the BO, you get the message asking you if you want to save changes?[/quote]
Yes.

[quote]That's odd...[/quote]
:crazy:

[quote]If you put a handler on the BO's AfterSave event, is it ever reached?[/quote]
Yes. After I click no to saving the changes.

[quote]And there's also a BusinessRulesChecked event on the BO that will be raised after the business rules have completed checking. You can check the count of the BrokenRules collection within that event to see if it added any broken rules from the required fields.[/quote]
No broken rules. I also only get to this event after clicking on No to not save changes.

RE: Required Fields Problem

StrataFrame Team — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:01:44 GMT

So, when you call Save() on the BO, you get the message asking you if you want to save changes? That's odd... that message should only be showing when you try to close the form. If you put a handler on the BO's AfterSave event, is it ever reached? And there's also a BusinessRulesChecked event on the BO that will be raised after the business rules have completed checking. You can check the count of the BrokenRules collection within that event to see if it added any broken rules from the required fields.

RE: Required Fields Problem

Greg McGuffey — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:53:21 GMT

Actually, what happens is that I get prompted to save changes. If I say yes, then I again get prompted to save changes. This goes on until I select no (don't save changes). The return is then Success {0}.

So, I'm probably not doing this correctly. What else do I need to do when manually calling Save() on a BO?

RE: Required Fields Problem

StrataFrame Team — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:17:00 GMT

What is the return value of the Save() method when you call it on the BO? Is it AbortedWithBrokenRules?

RE: Required Fields Problem

Greg McGuffey — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:09:34 GMT

Correction...
[quote]If you put a debug in the CheckRulesOnCurrentRow does the RequiredFields collection have a count of zero?[/quote]
No. There are three required fields in that collection (the same number I checked as being required)

RE: Required Fields Problem

Greg McGuffey — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:08:41 GMT

[quote]Did the required fields get serialized (saved) to the source file?[/quote]
yes.

[quote]If you put a debug in the CheckRulesOnCurrentRow does the RequiredFields collection have a count of zero?[/quote]
Yes. There are three required fields in that collection.

The save is getting called by directly calling the Save method on the BO. I tried calling the CheckRulesOnRow() method, but same behavior (just checked the rules twice). Are the required fields checked before or after the CheckRulesOnRow event is raised? Anything I might be doing wrong?

RE: Required Fields Problem

Trent L. Taylor — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:17:09 GMT

Did the required fields get serialized (saved) to the source file? There is really not much here. If the RequiredFields collection has anything in it, they are checked within the BO when the save occurs. If you put a debug in the CheckRulesOnCurrentRow does the RequiredFields collection have a count of zero?