Infopath Form requires me to Submit twice due to Slow Validation

Question

I have created an InfoPath form that is connected to a SharePoint list. Apparently you can't use the Developer option in InfoPath if it's a List Form (Stupid, but hey).

Form Contents (in Order):

• 4 x Dropdowns
• 1 x Multiline
• 1 x Text
• 1 x Submit Btn

The Dropdowns and Multiline all require validation.

When I click on Submit it does nothing!

When I click on it again, it Submits.

Sometimes it throws out an error saying that the Comments Field (Multiline) does not have text/failed validation.

I've worked out that the validation only happens once you click outside of the Field. So I'm assuming that when I click on Submit, it does not Validate in time and that the Submit Button runs it's processes before the Validation runs.

How can I rectify this? (I do not have the Developer Option Available as it is a SP List Form.

Answer 1

Resolved...

All I did was set postback to "Never" in the Multi-line Text Box ("Comments") properties. So now it does the validation locally instead of checking the server as there is nothing on the server to validate.

The validation is only used to confirm that there is text in the Text Field. * Only do a postback if there is something to retrieve or populate!

Hope this helps others.

Regards, RaveWolf

Answer 2

@RaveWold nailed it.. in case someone doesn't know how to do that :

1. Right-click on the rich text field and select Rich Text Box Properties.
2. In the "Browser forms" tab (last one), select "Never" for "Postback Settings".
3. Quick publish..good to go.