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Can I create a user-friendly data validation message?

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I have set the properties of a column with a minimum and maximum value, and that column appears in a form in a model-driven app. If I enter a value outside the allowed range and save the data, I get a pop-up box that says "Decimal Value Out Of Range. A validation error occurred. A decimal value provided is outside of the allowed values," followed by a long set of error codes and diagnostic information.

 

Is there a way to present a more user-friendly dialog box? Ideally, it would say something like "The value for [column name] must be between [minimum] and [maximum]," but at the very least I'd like to identify which column is causing the error because there are multiple columns on the data entry form.

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  • Ami K Profile Picture
    15,674 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Hi @David_Schrag - A Model Driven App Form already includes the functionality you have described out of the box. Could you share a screenshot of your App with the error message? It is not normal to receive an error message like that.

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    33 on at

    Thanks, your response made me take a second look and I found the problem. I am customizing another developer's solution, which uses the same display name for two columns. Column1 appears on the form and Column2 other is used in a business rule or event or something -- I can't immediately find where the workflow lives. When you save the form, the value of Column1 is copied to Column2. I had set the min/max properties on Column2, so the error message was being triggered on the back end rather than on the front end. That must be  why I was getting the ugly message. When I changed the properties of the Column1, the validation occurred immediately and I got the desired result.

     

    Min/Max set on Column1:

    Validation Error Message.png

    Min/Max set on Column2 (only):

    Decimal Value Out Of Range.png

    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

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