Dropdown reverts to first choice when saved

Question

I've got a form that I created that has two dropdown options, Division and Department.  When you select a Division, it only shows the the Departments available for that Division.  Whenever you save the document, the Department field goes blank but the Division field stays correct.  The code I have is this.  Any ideas on what I screwed up?if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Select One"){
    
       this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["Select One"])
    
}

else if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Information Technology"){

this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["Select One", "IT Applications Administration", "IT Applications Development", "IT Applications Operations", "IT Applications Support/CMS", "IT Security", "IT Network Services", "IT Helpdesk", "Project Management"])

}

else if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Court Services"){

this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["Select One", "Court Data Specialists", "Court Interpreting", "Court Reporting", "Judges' Scheduling", "Trial Court Services"])

}

else if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Court Education"){

this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["N/A"])

}

else if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Human Resources"){

this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["N/A"])

}

else if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Public Information"){

this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["N/A"])

}

else if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "State Court Administrator"){

this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["N/A"])

}

PDF Automation Station · Accepted Answer

Remove your existing scripts. Make sure "Commit selected value immediately" is checked in the options tab of Division_1. Enter the following Mouse Down script in the Department_1 field:

if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Select One")
{event.target.setItems(["Select One"])}
else if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Information Technology")
{event.target.setItems(["Select One", "IT Applications Administration", "IT Applications Development", "IT Applications Operations", "IT Applications Support/CMS", "IT Security", "IT Network Services", "IT Helpdesk", "Project Management"])}
else if (this.getField("Division_1").value == "Court Services")
{event.target.setItems(["Select One", "Court Data Specialists", "Court Interpreting", "Court Reporting", "Judges' Scheduling", "Trial Court Services"])}
else
{event.target.setItems(["N/A"])}

Nesa Nurani · Answer

Use the script in "Division_1" field as 'Validate' script, and replace.

this.getField("Division_1").value

with

event.value

Since you use multiple conditions for "N/A" you can shorten script like this:

if (event.value == "Select One"){
 this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["Select One"]);}

else if (event.value == "Information Technology"){
 this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["Select One", "IT Applications Administration", "IT Applications Development", "IT Applications Operations", "IT Applications Support/CMS", "IT Security", "IT Network Services", "IT Helpdesk", "Project Management"]);}

else if (event.value == "Court Services"){
 this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["Select One", "Court Data Specialists", "Court Interpreting", "Court Reporting", "Judges' Scheduling", "Trial Court Services"]);}

else if (event.value == "Court Education" || event.value == "Human Resources" || event.value == "Public Information" || event.value == "State Court Administrator"){
 this.getField("Department_1").setItems(["N/A"]);}

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