save record as draft without inputting mandatory fields

[brendanwilson84]

Hi Guys

I was wondering if any or you have come up with a solution to save a form as "draft" without having to complete the mandatory fields first?

Many thanks

[paulmorris]

The best solution is the most simple.

Don't make the fields mandatory until changing the status from Draft.

My usual approach:

• Make State field read only. Set state via client side UI Actions.
• Use UI Policy to control fields.
• Draft State to have minimal mandatory fields
• Next State field to have more fields mandatory