The form can be submitted even if the required field is blank

  • LGavrilis
    Asked on February 25, 2019 at 10:03 PM

    I created a form where answers are required for all questions but it allowed it to submit with some blank

  • jherwin
    Replied on February 26, 2019 at 12:03 AM

    Are your referring to this form - https://www.jotform.us/form/82787176197171? I checked the form and some of your questions were not set as required.
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    The question should have an asterisk (*) at the end of the question.

  • LGavrilis
    Replied on February 26, 2019 at 12:43 AM
    That isnt the form. All the questions have a red asterik
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  • Nik_C
    Replied on February 26, 2019 at 1:58 AM

    Could you please clarify which fields are submitting without filling?

    I checked the form and all fields are triggered when empty (all required fields):

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    We'll wait for your response.

    Thank you!

  • LGavrilis
    Replied on February 26, 2019 at 8:43 AM
    Hi Nic. I went through the form to test it and clicked most boxes but left
    a random few unchecked. I then hit submit and
    when I received the form in
    my email I also noticed the signature box was missing
    . Can you test the
    form?
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  • Nick_So
    Replied on February 26, 2019 at 11:00 AM

    We have moved your other issue to a different thread and we will respond on that thread.

    Meanwhile, please let us know if you are still having the same issue with the Required field. If this issue is still replicable at your end, please provide us the question so that we can replicate this accordingly.

  • LGavrilis
    Replied on February 26, 2019 at 4:43 PM
    Hi Nic. I had some more time to look at the form. I completed everything
    but left 1 box unchecked. It looks like as long as something is checked in
    each section it will go through. I need all boxes in each section to be
    checked before allowing submission.
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  • jherwin
    Replied on February 26, 2019 at 6:27 PM

    The multiple-choice field is considered one so if you set it as required, it can be submitted even if the user only selected one option. The workaround for this is to enable the calculation values to your multiple choice fields.
    1551223339calcvalues Screenshot 10

    Demo Form: https://form.jotform.com/90566640259968

    In my demo form I have set the calculation values in number 1 to 15. (Question 1 = 1, Question 2 = 2 ....etc.)

    Then add form calculation widget to total the selected option in your questions.
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    Guide: How to Perform Form Calculation Using a Widget

    Add a condition that if the total equals to 120 (all options are selected) then show submit button.

    You can clone the demo form to know how it was done: How to Clone an Existing Form from a URL

    Give it a try and let us know how it goes.

  • LGavrilis
    Replied on February 26, 2019 at 10:43 PM
    Thank you I will work on it tomorrow
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