Required uploads missing from attachments

  • mathcorpscsu
    Asked on December 8, 2017 at 2:08 PM

    I have a form that requires students to upload an essay and a report card. Normally all the uploads come through without a problem. However on a couple, the report card does not. 

    Usually, I can solve this problem by manually downloading all the uploaded files. Often the missing attachment is there. Sometimes it's not. 

    I have triple checked that the field is a required one. Moreover, when this happens, the pdf output is altered (see screen shot), skipping over the "upload report card" field entirely. 

    I've had this glitch before and want to have it solved as it makes processing my applications more difficult for me and challenging for the applicants as well. 

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  • Marvih
    Replied on December 8, 2017 at 3:31 PM

    Let me do more checking with this one. I will get back to you in a moment.

  • Marvih
    Replied on December 8, 2017 at 4:00 PM

    Can you please enable "Limit File Size" in your Upload Properties. This will help check if there is an upload that is too huge and sometimes gets interrupted during the upload process which causes the error.

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    Let us know if the issue is still happening after doing that.

  • mathcorpscsu
    Replied on December 11, 2017 at 9:43 AM
    I enabled the size limit on the form. Let me know if there is anything else
    I can do.
    ...
  • mathcorpscsu
    Replied on December 11, 2017 at 2:43 PM
    How can I retrieve the missing uploads? I've tried to download all uploads
    twice, but haven't gotten an email with the zipped file. Do I need to
    contact the applicants directly to resubmit?
    ...
  • Marvih
    Replied on December 11, 2017 at 3:23 PM

    Yes, contacting the applicants and tell them to resubmit is the only possible way have their missing file uploads.

  • mathcorpscsu
    Replied on February 5, 2018 at 10:47 AM

    This issue is still happening. The file maximum is enabled at 1024KB. 


    I have also tried to download all the uploads in order to retrieve the missing attachment, but have not gotten any files as of yet. I just enabled this form, so there aren't many submissions yet. Any idea why it's taking so long?

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  • Marvih
    Replied on February 5, 2018 at 10:58 AM

    Can you let us know the correct form URL/ID it is happening?

    I checked this form/URL https://www.jotform.com/72604270888160 but it is currently Disabled.

    We will wait for your response.

  • mathcorpscsu
    Replied on February 5, 2018 at 12:28 PM

    This is the form

    https://form.jotform.com/73374795599176

  • Marvih
    Replied on February 5, 2018 at 12:46 PM

    Let me do further check. I will get back to you after a moment.

  • Marvih
    Replied on February 5, 2018 at 12:59 PM

    Unfortunately, I am not able to replicate the issue. I tested a submission on your form https://form.jotform.com/73374795599176 and uploaded a file, and it is shown on your Submissions Page.

    Is that form embedded to your website ? 


  • mathcorpscsu
    Replied on February 5, 2018 at 1:08 PM

    The problem only happens sometimes, unfortunately...but often enough that it's problematic, especially once I get a lot of submissions and then I have to go through all the uploads to the find the missing attachment. 

    The form is not embedded in my website it, I just link to it. 

  • Marvih
    Replied on February 5, 2018 at 1:42 PM

    I was able to see the file on that submission. I think the issue was due to the file name has underscore ) on it. This issue was fixed recently though.

    Required uploads missing from attachments Image 10

    You can download the file using this link https://files.jotform.com/jufs/mathcorpscsu/73374795599176/3934804028421740562/WIN_20180203_10_36_26_Pro.jpg


    If the issue is happening again, please let us know so we can escalate it to our development team.

    Thank you,