ReRender after Validation issue

Question

Hey everyone,
I'm having this problem with the way JSF is validating my form...First let me set up the way that my app works when no errors are in the form...
1) user enters the account number and hits Find
2) information goes to a method that has a stored procedure that returns the information related to the account number entered.
3) Form updates the address section with the information returned from the stored procedure.
4) User hit Save Button
Here is the problem:
1) User comes to the page and without entering anything clicks the Save/submit button.
2) Form returns with all of the required="true" fields flagged with error messages (As it is suppose to work).
3) user enters the account number and hits Find.
4) information goes to a method that has a stored procedure that returns the information related to the account number entered.
5) Form updates the address section of the page...*But only the fields that were flagged as required="true" come back with data*...The apartment number and Node fields which are not required="true" do not return anything.
Here is the code for the page:
          <h:form id="loadData">
               <rich:messages id="globalErrors" styleClass="errors"
                    globalOnly="true" />
               <a4j:outputPanel id="findAddressByAccountNumber">
                    <a4j:region>
                         <s:decorate id="dtAcctNbrDecoration" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
                              <ui:define name="label">Account Number:</ui:define>
                              <h:inputText id="dtAcctNbr" maxlength="8"
                                   value="#{disasterTracking.dtAcctNbr}">
                                   <a4j:support event="onblur" reRender="dtAcctNbrDecoration"
                                        bypassUpdates="true" />
                              </h:inputText>
                         </s:decorate>
                         <a4j:commandButton value="FIND"
                              action="#{disasterTrackingManagerBean.loadAddressByAccountNumber}"
                              reRender="findAddressByAccountNumber, globalErrors" />
                    </a4j:region>
                    <s:decorate id="dtAddressDecoration" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
                         <ui:define name="label">Address:</ui:define>
                         <h:inputText id="dtAddress" required="true" size="36"
                              maxlength="36" value="#{disasterTracking.dtAddress}">
                              <a4j:support event="onblur" reRender="dtAddressDecoration"
                                   bypassUpdates="true" />
                         </h:inputText>
                    </s:decorate>
                    <s:decorate id="dtAptNbrDecoration" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
                         <ui:define name="label">Apartment Number:</ui:define>
                         <h:inputText id="dtAptNbr" size="10" maxlength="10"
                              value="#{disasterTracking.dtAptNbr}">
                              <a4j:support event="onblur" reRender="dtAptNbrDecoration"
                                   bypassUpdates="true" />
                         </h:inputText>
                    </s:decorate>
                    <s:decorate id="dtCityDecoration" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
                         <ui:define name="label">City:</ui:define>
                         <h:inputText id="dtCity" required="true" size="25" maxlength="25"
                              value="#{disasterTracking.dtCity}">
                              <a4j:support event="onblur" reRender="dtCityDecoration"
                                   bypassUpdates="true" />
                         </h:inputText>
                    </s:decorate>
                    <s:decorate id="dtStateDecoration" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
                         <ui:define name="label">State:</ui:define>
                         <h:inputText id="dtState" required="true" size="2" maxlength="2"
                              value="#{disasterTracking.dtState}">
                              <a4j:support event="onblur" reRender="dtStateDecoration"
                                   bypassUpdates="true" />
                         </h:inputText>
                    </s:decorate>
                    <s:decorate id="dtZipDecoration" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
                         <ui:define name="label">Zipcode:</ui:define>
                         <h:inputText id="dtZip" required="true" size="5" maxlength="5"
                              value="#{disasterTracking.dtZip}">
                              <a4j:support event="onblur" reRender="dtZipDecoration"
                                   bypassUpdates="true" />
                         </h:inputText>
                    </s:decorate>
                    <s:decorate id="dtNodeDecoration" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
                         <ui:define name="label">Node:</ui:define>
                         <h:inputText id="dtNode" size="5" maxlength="5"
                              value="#{disasterTracking.dtNode}">
                              <a4j:support event="onblur" reRender="dtNodeDecoration"
                                   bypassUpdates="true" />
                         </h:inputText>
                    </s:decorate>
               </a4j:outputPanel>
               <h:commandButton id="save" value="Save"
                    action="#{disasterTrackingManagerBean.persist}"
                    rendered="#{!disasterTrackingHome.managed}" />
          </h:form>Is this an issue that anyone of you have ran into? Let me know if you know how to work around this issue...Also let me know if you need more information...Thank you for any help you can provide for me.
Thank you
Blue

Answer 1

Add a h:inputHidden component which saves the h:outputText value for the next request.