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Trying to find a way to make "received_date" required when adding Contribution
November 19, 2010, 04:47:02 pm
I've tried looking at:

templates/Contribute/Form/Contribution.tpl
CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution.php

Maybe I'm missing the code, but those files don't seem to be controlling which fields are required.

Can't find a way to make the Received Date a required field when adding/editing a Contribution record. (see attached).

Any "gotchas" you can anticipate with making this customization?

Some point me in the right file please?  Thanks!

« Last Edit: November 19, 2010, 04:49:57 pm by Stoob »
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Re: Trying to find a way to make "received_date" required when adding Contribution
November 19, 2010, 08:06:33 pm
I'm pretty sure it is required. If you clear it or leave it blank, it just prepopulates with the current date.
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Re: Trying to find a way to make "received_date" required when adding Contribution
November 20, 2010, 10:31:07 am
It's true that it's prepopulated.  However if you clear it and save, there is NULL date.  It appears instead in the Contribution as:

Received date: (pending)
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Re: Trying to find a way to make "received_date" required when adding Contribution
November 20, 2010, 10:35:57 am
Stood,

Are you able to replicate this on demo?

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Re: Trying to find a way to make "received_date" required when adding Contribution
November 20, 2010, 10:41:20 am
Yes, I created a $1 transaction here with no received date:
http://drupal.demo.civicrm.org/civicrm/contact/view?reset=1&cid=34

By clicking the "clear" link next to received date.

I'm not entirely sure this is a bug, but it is a strange behavior.  I suppose an easy workaround would be to simply hide the "clear" link using CSS, and then it would not be possible to save a Contribution with no received_date. 

There might be some organizations that want to create Contributions out there with NULL received_dates, I suppose.
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Re: Trying to find a way to make "received_date" required when adding Contribution
November 20, 2010, 02:07:53 pm
I think if the status is completed then it should be a required field. I can't think of a valid use case for not wanting a date there on a completed transaction and I think trying to cater to it could cause other complexities when we start looking at part-payments etc
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