Checkboxes widget initializes with all rows checked

JonP

Whenever I view a form with a checkboxes widget, all the rows display as pre-checked. I don't want that. Is there a way to have the rows initialize as unchecked? The fact that the rows are highlighted when I don't have "Highlight selected row" checked suggests that maybe this is a bug?

Checkboxes widget highlighting2.png

Checkboxes widget highlighting.png

Jaymer

answer to your question is "no idea".
but, its interesting, cause a few months ago I wanted a way to have a picklist show up with all the options checked - the user would only deselect a few as normal operation. wish there was an option for a "default" status of the PICK ONE OR MORE checkboxes.

JonP

Does anyone use the checkboxes widget where it doesn't pre-select everything? If so, can you share your settings?

PointsWell

Jaymer wrote
answer to your question is "no idea".
but, its interesting, cause a few months ago I wanted a way to have a picklist show up with all the options checked - the user would only deselect a few as normal operation. wish there was an option for a "default" status of the PICK ONE OR MORE checkboxes.

This doesn't help Jon's problem, but if you have a pm attribute and you did

FIND ReferenceObjects
CREATE BO
INSERT ReferenceObjects IN BO.pm

FIND ReferenceObjects
CREATE BO
CREATE ChildBO WITH ChildBO.ob_BO=BO, ChildBO.OtherReferences...

That would give you a BO with the elements selected, bearing in mind that the checkboxes being selected means that there is a relationship in place (i.e. the referenced BOs must be created to be checked)

You would need to then have a routine to delete all of these BOs in the event the the user does not proceed to save them

Sorry JonP for highjacking your post.

JonP

Sorry JonP for highjacking your post.

That's OK. Yours and Jaymer's posts are tangential to my problem and it keeps the topic alive. The longer I don't get a response, the more I'm convinced that this is a bug and that there is no current workaround (unless maybe Javascript magic).

Jaymer

Jon

The board's been slow the last week, hence not a lot of responsibility
I've never even used that widget before. Wonder how many have?

JonP

Yeah, I think both is true. Holidaze combined with low interest in the widget (or the issue would have been reported by now). The latter surprises me since the ability to make wholesale changes should be a popular option.

aware_support

Checkbox widget IS being used often and it should not be preset (unless there is a bug, of course) or unless you are setting references by rules. If you are sure that this is a bug please send the BSV to us

JonP

I create those records using rules, but I don't pre-select them in the form using rules. I wouldn't know how. I'll send the BSV and instructions.