Record Can be Saved with No Entry For a Required Field For a Previously Created Record in Archer

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Article Number

000033254

Applies To

Product(s): Archer
Version(s): All Versions
Primary Deployment: On Premises/AWS Hosted/AWS SaaS

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Description

After editing a field configuration to make it required, previously existing records that did not have an entry for that field can be saved without adding an entry for the field.  No error or warning message is displayed
To reproduce:

1. Log into Archer and Navigate to Administration > Application builder, open any application and edit any field.
2. Select the Required option and save the field.
3. Navigate to any previously existing record for this application and click the Edit button.
4. Note that the red asterisk (*) is displayed indicating that the field is required.
5. Click Save.
6. Note that the record is saved without any pop-up error or warning message.

What is expected:

1. Open the record again and click Edit.
2. Make a change to any field, such as adding text to a text field.
3. Click Save.
4. Note that you now received a warning message telling you that the Field is Required.

Cause

• Even though you open a record in Edit mode and click Save, Archer does not actually execute a record save action if no data has been changed in the record. Since the record save action is not performed, the required field is not evaluated.
• On the other hand, if you were to open the record in Edit mode, enter or change data in any field, and then click Save, the required field would be evaluated as part of the record save process and you would see an error message telling you that the required field has not been entered.
• Archer Product Management has previously evaluated whether this is how the application should work, and they have confirmed that it is working as intended. 

Resolution

If you do not change anything in the content the save does not actually trigger when the Save button is clicked. Editing a field causes the required field to be evaluated. This is functioning as implemented.

Defect ID

CE-3211