Confiform: How do I avoid validation of a required field on record updation

[AMIT GULATI]

Hi,

I am updating an existing confiform to add new required fields and to make some existing fields as mandatory.

Now when my IFTTT rule for OnModified is executed, it expects the newly required fields to be available and throws an error. 

How do i avoid validation of these newly mandated fields?

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Hi @AMIT GULATI 

If you set the field to be required then any update you make to the record or records should have a value filled in for such field

[AMIT GULATI]

Hi @Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ ,

Thanks for your response.

What if I made that field required after 100 records have been created, how do i deal with it?

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Updating in bulk, assigning some value to the field - the best and fastest method would be via the REST API https://wiki.vertuna.com/spaces/CONFIFORMS/pages/70582777/ConfiForms+Server+REST+API+version+1#ConfiFormsServerRESTAPIversion1-UpdateConfiFormsFieldvaluebyfilter

[AMIT GULATI]

@Alex Medved _ConfiForms_ Alex, is there a way to achieve it without restAPI? Also, I tried setting value of field (if empty) in IFTTT On Modified rule but couldn't make it work.

[Alex Medved _ConfiForms_]

Not sure what have you tried, but the field needs to have a value if that is configured as required in the Field Definition macro, and the easiest way is to assign it via the REST API request (or manually by updating each record and setting the value for the compulsory field)