Validating Required Fields

Hi
If a field is set up as a 'required field' can I prevent the user from tabbing to the next field when no data/information is entered in this field.
I wish to be sure that all the information I need on a particular form is entered before it is either email or even printed. If so, where do I find the instructions to do this.
Frank

I am having this problem too. I found out that the Default Value populates itself with a space (for text fields) and the problem is that if they enter nothing it takes the default value (a space) and so the field is not empty and it passes the validation.
If you delete the space and try to tab off you get the error message. It seems to be impossible to leave the default value empty or turn it off for required fields, so surely this is a bug?

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I see what you mean in relation to clarity if you used the form variable approach. It was only a suggestion. Like so many things in LC, there is more than one way to finding a solution to a problem.
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PAYABLES OPEN INTERFACE INVOICE IMPORT 시 REQUIRED FIELD 정보

제품 : FIN_AP
작성날짜 : 2005-05-10
PAYABLES OPEN INTERFACE INVOICE IMPORT 시 REQUIRED FIELD 정보
==========================================================
PURPOSE
AP Open Interface Invoice Import 를 통해 Invoice 를 생성 코자 할 경우 반드시 필요한 Field 에 대한 정보이다.
Explanation
1. PO 나 Project 과 Match 하지 않는 Invoice Case
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==============================
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================
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==================================
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===================================================
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-INVOICE_LINE_ID : AP_INVOICE_LINES_INTERFACE_S.NEXTVAL
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-LINE_TYPE_LOOKUP_CODE :'ITEM'
-AMOUNT
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- DIST_CODE_CONCATENATED / DIST_CODE_COMBINATION_ID
: select code_combination_id from gl_code_combinations
where account_type = 'E' and enabled_flag = 'Y'
and summary_flag = 'N'
and sysdate between nvl(start_date_active, sysdate-1)
and nvl(end_date_active, sysdate+1))
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===================================================
-INVOICE_ID : AP_INVOICES_INTERFACE.INVOICE_ID
-INVOICE_LINE_ID : AP_INVOICE_LINES_INTERFACE_S.NEXTVAL
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-DIST_CODE_CONCATENATED or DIST_CODE_COMBINATION_ID
: select code_combination_id from gl_code_combinations
where account_type = 'E' and enabled_flag = 'Y'
and summary_flag = 'N'
and sysdate between nvl(start_date_active, sysdate-1)
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============================
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================
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=================================
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=====================================
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Reference Documents
Note 205331.1

Chandrasekar,
as i know, the main thing you should consider is, that starting from R12 you will
be able to import invoices only through the Payables Open Interface.
basically, Invoice Import is used by OA to create invoice (from expense reports or from Oracle Projects). for standard invoice import, i've ever used Payables Open Interface.
Milan
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chandrasekara Kayamboo ([email protected]):
I would like to know which is the best way to import invoice and what are the advantages and disadvange in each.
Regards
Chandrasekar<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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