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Veronica23389816zzh4
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July 5, 2022
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  • July 5, 2022
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If "employed" is selected in the dropdown, Make the employer name field required? How do I achieve this?

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    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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    July 6, 2022

    ++Edited Reply (added "return.rc = true;" to the second example script

     

    Hi,

     

    You may be able to achieve that with a validation script or a custom calculation script.

     

    In the example below, I am running a  validation script event from the dropdown menu field:

     

     

     

     

    event.rc = true;

if (event.value != "Employer") {

this.getField("employer").required = false;

} else {

this.getField("employer").required = true;

}

     

     

     

     

     

    A more concise, maybe more elegant way, with same result is shown below expressed in a single line of code:

     

     

     

    event.rc = true; (event.value != "Employer") ? this.getField("employer").required = false : this.getField("employer").required = true;

     

     

    try67
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    try67Community Expert
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    July 6, 2022

    There's no need to add

    event.rc = true;

     

    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 7, 2022

    Thank you Try67.

     

    For some unknown reason to me the script wasn't working as intended without that line when used as validation script.

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    Veronica23389816zzh4Author
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    July 5, 2022

    I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC.

     

    John T Smith
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    John T SmithCommunity Expert
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    July 5, 2022

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