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I am creating a project tracking list using Sharepoint-online.

I'd like the Status column to default to "Requested", so, in the column definition, I've set that as the default value from the list of available Status I've defined (Choice field, not a Lookup).

When I created a new "NewItem" form, I did not include the "Status" column. When I attempt to save the form, my validation fires telling me that some data is missing.

Unfortunately, the validation is supposed to trigger when the Status column = "Migrate", not "Requested". The validation formula on the Status column is: =AND(Status="Migrate",[DB Mods Required]<>"") ([DB Mods] is a Yes/No column). This indicates to me that the Status column is not getting the correct default value from my NewItem form.

If I use the default NewItem form, I see that the proper default value (Requested) is set, and I can save the item without the validation triggering.

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  • Did you customize your form in InfoWise or Designer? – Erin L Aug 22 '16 at 20:28
  • if you are showing status field in new form it's working properly ? if yes try to hide this field with Jquery / javascript ? also should you share your validation ? – Mohamed El-Qassas MVP♦ Aug 22 '16 at 20:32
  • @ErinL - I used SharePoint Designer – FreeMan Aug 23 '16 at 11:54
  • @M.Qassas - I've added the validation formula to the question – FreeMan Aug 23 '16 at 11:57
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Yes/No fields need to be treated as boolean. So you need to use a choice field if you want to require a choice.

With DB Mods Required as a radio button with Yes/No as options, try this validation formula: =IF(AND([Status]="Migrate",ISBLANK([DB Mods Required]),false,true). This says that if Status is Migrate, but DB Mod Required has not been filled out, validation fails.

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  • Since [DB Mods Required] is not a required field and doesn't have a default value, the intent of my validation is to ensure that it gets filled in when Status = Migrate. If Status <> Migrate then that field has no meaning. How would I check for that? – FreeMan Aug 23 '16 at 14:13
  • Setting a yes/no field to required doesn't do anything. It's FALSE if it's not checked, so that is its default value. I get around this by creating a choice field with radio buttons, no default value, and making it required. Then checking for not blank will work. – Erin L Aug 23 '16 at 14:17
  • If I set it to required, I won't have to check for "not blank" because SharePoint will do that automatically, correct? – FreeMan Aug 23 '16 at 14:27
  • That's correct. – Erin L Aug 23 '16 at 14:28
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    With DB Mods Required as a radio button with Yes/No as options, try this validation formula: =IF(AND([Status]="Migrate",ISBLANK([DB Mods Required]),false,true). This says that if Status is Migrate, but DB Mod Required has not been filled out, validation fails. – Erin L Aug 23 '16 at 14:33

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