Making Attachment Mandatory for a catalog item depending on variable choice condition (Onsubmit of form)

[Dinesh Kumar11]

This can be achieved by writing any one of the catalog client scripts as shown below:

A) Configure OnSubmit catalog client script as below: 

function onSubmit() {

    var numberofemployees = g_form.getValue('how_many_employees_select_box'); //Read the select box variable

    if (numberofemployees == "7")//Check your variable choice condition as per the requirement
 {
        try {
            var attachments = document.getElementById('header_attachment_list_label');
            if (attachments.style.visibility == 'hidden' || attachments.style.display == 'none') {
                alert(getMessage('You must attach the completed form before submitting this request.'));
                return false;
            }
        } catch (e) { //For HR Service Portal
			var count = getSCAttachmentCount();
            if (count <= 0) {
                getMessage('You must attach the completed form before submitting this request.', function(msg) {
                    alert(msg);
                });
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
}

B)  Configure OnSubmit catalog client script as below:

function onSubmit() {

    var condition = g_form.getValue('request_related');//Get the value of the catalog variable

    if (condition == 'ABC') // Specify the variable choice value condition
{
        var countRequired = 2; // define the total no.of attachments to be attached before submit 
        if (window == null) {
            // portal
            if (this.document.getElementsByClassName('get-attachment').length != countRequired) {
                alert('You must add attachments before submitting this request.');
                return false;
            }
        } else {
            // native view
            var length = $j("li.attachment_list_items").find("span").length;
            if (length != countRequired) {
                alert('You must add attachments before submitting this request.');
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
}

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Thank you,
Dinesh Kumar Raghu,
Capgemini India Pvt Ltd.

GmailID : dineshkumar.raghu9426@gmail.com

[brahmandlapally]

to let you know the best practice is avoiding DOM manipulation techniques.

[Slava Savitsky]

Rather than doing a nasty DOM manipulation, it is much better to use a variable of type Attachment, which can be made visible/hidden and mandatory/optional with a simple UI policy. No coding is needed at all.

[Max_MS]

@Slava Savitsky As of now the attachment variable only allows one attachment, which is not ideal sometimes :'(