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[Deprecated] AidStream is a platform for small and medium size NGOs to publish their aid data in IATI standard.
http://aidstream.org
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Marking of mandatory fields not always accurate #72

Open rolfkleef opened 10 years ago

rolfkleef commented 10 years ago

It seems that mandatory fields are not always marked as such, and some fields marked mandatory are accepted without input. It was shared as a trick in our workshop: just submit the form with one field entered, to get actual feedback on which fields are required.

(Sorry, I don't have a scenario to reproduce at hand yet...)

stevieflow commented 10 years ago

I think this applies to all the over-ride (tied-status etc) transaction. @iatisupport and @jonihillman may have seem similar

anjesh commented 10 years ago

I think i got you @rolfkleef If you look at the following screenshot, TransactionType is mandatory field and hence "TransactionTypeCode" is also mandatory. However in case of ProviderOrganisation, if you decide to fill one of its any elements, then "Text" is compulsory field. It's kind of confusing on how to show instructions text to make it clear. Suggestions?

screen shot 2014-10-13 at 3 45 06 pm

rolfkleef commented 10 years ago

I don't have suggestions at this point, I'll check with @Jaspermid to confirm this is indeed the case where it happens.

stevieflow commented 10 years ago

Text - this will usually apply to the name of the organisation? Maybe change Text to

Text (eg Name of organisation)

?

anjesh commented 10 years ago

Yes @stevieflow i also see the areas where we should revisit the labels from what the standard says.