Echosign Field Validation with a Custom Formula

[ghwright3]

So I have a contract I send out frequently, which I can't change, and it's pretty confusing and people keep entering their name in the address field.  It is maddening.  I figure I can make a custom formula, since the only mistake they ever seem to make is to put their name in that field, I just want a validation that won't accept their name in that field.  Conveniently, I have another field that contains their name, so the validation should be simple, I do:

But it doesn't work...what am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Gaymon Wright

[SimonATS · Accepted solution]

Hi Gaymon,

You are trying to compare the value of the active field to a different field. This is not possible. The error does not describe this too well really. The calculation can only reference the field itself.

Not sure you can solve your problem via validation all together. it's more a problem i'd try to solve by changing the layout of the form itself.  As that is not an option for you, i would recommend adding a tooltip to the field stating this is an address field.

The reason validation way is hard is because both Name and Address are free text fields and can have any format. You could probably say that an address requires a number of sort and a name field does not. (unless you are Prince of course!)

So you could probably use a regex which requires both letters and numbers to be entered and to enter a warning to say 'Enter a street address' (or whatever text you like.

have a search of the net to find any regex for street addressess.

[ghwright3]

Thanks.  I can't change the contract (form), it's required and created by the State of Ohio...  I did add a tooltip, it doesn't work on mobile browsers (phones), which is what people usually end up using to sign them.

I will have to look into the regex, it sounds like the only tenable solution.  I appreciate the help.

[SimonATS]

try signing on mobile again. we changed the signing interface and the change also makes it better for mobile signing.

[ghwright3]

Tested on my Windows 8.1 phone, tooltips work, I'll have to have an associate test Android.

Thanks,

Gaymon Wright