Date Picker based on transient field

Question

Hi,
JDev 10.1.3, ADF, BC4J:
I have a jsp with two date fields that I use for searching. I have created a form bean that stores these fields as java.sql.Date types, and also generated a data control from this form bean.
The problem is, I want to display these fields as date pickers in my browser.
If I have a data-bound date field I can just drag it on to the page and select to drop it as type "Input render". This will create the date picker for me.
However, if I do the same thing with my non-data-bound dates, they do not appear on the resulting page.
Is there a way of creating date pickers based on transient (non-data-bound) fields?
Cheers,
Alex.

Answer 1

Field validation assumes that the field being validated is to the left of the operator in the syntax. Since your validation requirement is complex, you would use the IIf statement.
This is the syntax you should use for the Status field:
=IIf((FieldValue('<Status>') = 'Commit' AND [<ClosedDate>] > Today() + 90) OR (FieldValue('<Status>') <> 'Commit'),[<Status>],"Invalid")
You would build the syntax for Closed Date similarly. You would want to place this on all the affected fields to ensure it is called at the appropriate time. You should also test that it runs as expected when you edit other fields as well. This is another thread that talks about this issue: Re: Contact Field Validation (Email, Work Phone #, Mobile Phone #)
Good Luck,
Thom