date and file field values are silently deleted in steps where the field is not active [#1168418]

I have form with 3 steps, first step contain date field. When the first step is submitted the value of the field is stored properly but when the next step is submitted the value is cleared.

UPDATE:
the bug is not in this module.

as of file fields, this is a drupal core issue.
in #1205822: File(s) silently deleted when #access=false i have contributed a core patch
it needs some tests to get accepted but can be used right now.

as of date fields: this is a date module issue.
in #1144074: does not play well with multistep / does not validate correctly when #access=false i have contributed a patch which needs to be reworked (look which parts are already in HEAD and roll a new patch with the rest)
maybe someone can help out there or provide funding.

Comment	File	Size	Author
#13	multistep_fix_validate_dates_1168418_12.patch	906 bytes	svipsa

Comments

Comment #1

Peter Bex commented 6 June 2011 at 13:57

This also happens with boolean fields.

Comment #2

geek-merlin

German

Freiburg, Germany

commented 26 June 2011 at 21:10

Status:

Active

» Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

does this still happen with current dev?

Comment #3

perarnet commented 5 July 2011 at 18:58

I also have this problem with latest dev version. Also have the same problem with image field using filefield_paths

Comment #4

geek-merlin

German

Freiburg, Germany

commented 6 July 2011 at 21:23

Title:	multistep clear date field value	» date and file field values are silently deleted in steps where the field is not active
Issue tags:		+FileField

as of date fields: this is a date module issue.
in #1144074: does not play well with multistep / does not validate correctly when #access=false i have contributed a patch which needs to be reworked.
maybe someone can help out there or provide funding.

as of file fields, this is a drupal core issue.
in #1205822: File(s) silently deleted when #access=false i have contributed a core patch which i hope gets accepted.
you might help and test this patch and set status to "reviewed..." there!

using both patches i'm running a production site with file, image and date fields.
hope this helps ya!

Comment #5

Anonymous (not verified) commented 18 July 2011 at 23:57

I have this problem with image file fields.

Step 1: Title
Step 2: Image

I can upload the image & click "save" - no problem.
Now, if I edit the nod and start at Step 1, and go Next > to Step 2: now the image file is missing. It's gone.

Comment #6

geek-merlin

German

Freiburg, Germany

commented 19 July 2011 at 10:10

@morningtime: as image uses file.module this should be solved by the core patch mentioned in #4
did you try this?

Comment #7

Anonymous (not verified) commented 19 July 2011 at 17:41

Aha, hadn't seen that. I believe it solved my problem.

Comment #8

geek-merlin

German

Freiburg, Germany

commented 1 August 2011 at 11:27

@morningtime: so you might want to confirm this at #1205822: File(s) silently deleted when #access=false so to seed up this going core!

Comment #9

doana commented 14 October 2011 at 14:52

I needed a quick solution until this issue is solved. A quick workaround for this is to use hook_form_alter and unset the fields that aren't present on the step that you're currently on.

function MYMODULE_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
    switch ($form_id) {
        case 'content_type_node_form': //Substitute your content type form here

            if($form['#multistep']['current'] != 'group_background') {
                unset($form['field_date1']);
            }

            if($form['#multistep']['current'] != 'group_a_review') {
                unset($form['field_date2']);
                unset($form['field_date3']);
            }

    }

}