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mounikam0001
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March 22, 2021
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  • March 22, 2021
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I have 30 questions in a form out of which few are mandatory. If I miss any one of them and go for submit, I can get error message at the end of page (usually before submit button). It is very difficult to scroll up the page and find for the missing ques. Is there any way in where I can get an alert message in the center of the page/near the ques itself ? Please help ....

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    carloss662
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    March 22, 2021

    You can define specific validations for each component (see https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/21.1/recipe-use-validation-group-for-buttons-with-multiple-validation-rules.html for an example), as well as for forms, sections, and editable grids (see https://docs.appian.com/suite/help/21.1/Validation_Message.html). Using those would allow you to show the validation messages right where you want them.

      peter.lewis
      peter.lewis
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      March 23, 2021

      I'd also highly recommend using a wizard pattern if you have a long form. It's usually good practice to ensure your form is short enough that scrolling is not required for exactly this reason, and creating a wizard can ensure that you have multiple shorter pages.

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        mounikam0001Author
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        March 31, 2021

        Thanks Peter.!! I agree but most of the answer fields are of type text area with minimum length of 1000 characters. So in this case I dont think wizards are good option. Things apart, it is business requirement. 
        Can you help me with any other options ?

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