How to configure ConfiForms fields with conditional validation rules

This is the documentation for ConfiForms Server/Data Center app

However, this might also work for ConfiForms cloud and in most cases it does. But please see this page to understand the differences between server and cloud versions of the ConfiForms app.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a form with ConfiForms which will have:

fields with custom validation rules based on the selected value in other field

We will validate the value as number when "Numbers only" is selected and we will validate the same field's value to contain "letters only" when "Letters only" is selected in the dropdown

If you are new to ConfiForms, please take a few minutes to read the Basic concepts Guide, or go through the video tutorial on that page.

This is how the form looks like:

Complete solution in storage format

<ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="edbecdec-64c6-4b39-bbbf-23952a70ec23" ac:name="confiform" ac:schema-version="1">
  <ac:parameter ac:name="formName">f</ac:parameter>
  <ac:rich-text-body>
    <p>
      <ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="2ee38079-27b7-4edb-a7cc-6613c23af6f0" ac:name="confiform-field-definition"
                           ac:schema-version="1">
        <ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">type</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">Type</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="values">false[numbers=Numbers only|letters=Letters only|]</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="type">select</ac:parameter>
      </ac:structured-macro>
    </p>
    <p>
      <ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="ef9eff1a-ce22-4678-a05f-b165027eb9a0" ac:name="confiform-field-definition"
                           ac:schema-version="1">
        <ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">val</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="fieldLabel">Value</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="type">text</ac:parameter>
      </ac:structured-macro>
      <ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="760927dc-06e4-4027-8811-bb863630051a" ac:name="confiform-entry-register"
                           ac:schema-version="1">
        <ac:parameter ac:name="atlassian-macro-output-type">INLINE</ac:parameter>
        <ac:rich-text-body>
          <p>&nbsp;</p>
        </ac:rich-text-body>
      </ac:structured-macro>
      <ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="254041c2-175f-4ee9-bc18-4ff62ca16ab6" ac:name="confiform-field-definition-rules"
                           ac:schema-version="1">
        <ac:parameter ac:name="condition">type:numbers</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">Please enter numeric value</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="values">^[0-9,;]+$</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="action">Validation rule</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="actionFieldName">val</ac:parameter>
      </ac:structured-macro>
    </p>
    <p>
      <ac:structured-macro ac:macro-id="1ced7eda-f1e8-484b-af45-c15922005685" ac:name="confiform-field-definition-rules"
                           ac:schema-version="1">
        <ac:parameter ac:name="condition">type:letters</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="fieldName">Only letters are allowed</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="values">^[a-zA-Z]*$</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="action">Validation rule</ac:parameter>
        <ac:parameter ac:name="actionFieldName">val</ac:parameter>
      </ac:structured-macro>
    </p>
  </ac:rich-text-body>
</ac:structured-macro>

Pieces of a puzzle (how it looks like in the Confluence editor)

We have simple form (ConfiForms Form), 2 fields (2 ConfiForms Field definitions), 1 ConfiForms Registration Control and 2 ConfiForms Field Definition Rules macros

Let's see in more details how the "type" field is configured:

It is a dropdown field with 2 choices: numbers (Numbers only) and letters (Letters only)

Next important bit is 2 ConfiForms Field Definition Rules macros and their configurations. Both rules are set to track "val" field and executed based on a condition, meaning based on the selection made in the "type" field. Important bit here is the condition - we filter based on this condition and use an ID for dropdown field (see configuration for "type" field above)

And here is how the form behaves when validation fails

When validation is successful the record is saved into the form storage, otherwise the appropriate error message is shown

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