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chrisg0006
chrisg0006
March 27, 2024
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CastInvalid error when using Encrypted Text Field

  • March 27, 2024
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I am using the Encrypted Text field to store a user's Social Security or National ID Number.  When I enter data into the field, I get the following error message.

Expression evaluation error [evaluation ID = 82d04:b4023] in rule 'pmso_createorupdatespeakerpersonalinfo' at function a!encryptedTextField [line 82]: An error occurred while executing a save: Could not cast from Encrypted Text to Text. Details: CastInvalid.

The SSN is stored as a text field in the Record Type PMSO Speaker.  The record is stored as a Local Variable until committed to save by the user. 

Here is the code for the field

 a!sideBySideItem(
            item: a!encryptedTextField(
              label: if(
                local!isUnitedStates,
                "Social Security Number",
                "National Id Number"
                ),
              labelPosition: "ABOVE",
              placeholder:if(
                local!isUnitedStates,
                "-- Please enter your Social Security Number --",
                "-- Please enter your National Id Number --"
              ),
              masked: true(),
              value: local!speakerRecord['recordType!PMSO Speaker.fields.speakerSSN'],
              saveInto: local!speakerRecord['recordType!PMSO Speaker.fields.speakerSSN'],
              refreshAfter: "UNFOCUS"
            )
          ),

Best answer by chrisg0006

I'm sorry.  I missing the .data at the end of the local variable.

I got it!!!!!  Thanks everyone!!!!

PMSO_speakerPrivateInfo
speakerIdnull(Number (Integer))
speakerSSN**********(Encrypted Text)
speakerDOB**********(Encrypted Text)
speakerCitizenshipCountry**********(Encrypted Text)
createdBy""(Text)
createdOnnull(Date and Time)
modifiedBy""(Text)
modifiedOnnull(Date and Time)

15 replies

mathieud0001
mathieud0001
Brainy
March 27, 2024

Unless I'm mistaken, It doesn't seem like the encryptedTextField supports synced Record Types. There is no encrypted text data type available (unlike CDTs which have them). Seems like an odd oversight. [mention:6b9f80ff18f9420082d13ef2d5121d56:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] - any thoughts?

I think the only options at the moment, are either to use a CDT or use a regular text field and manage the encryption yourself using a plugin like:  [mention:bc0728cd822545cfbd95379f16643551:f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07].

peter.lewis
peter.lewis
Employee
March 27, 2024

Yes, at this time encrypted text fields are not supported for synced record types. Your best bet is what Mathieu recommended: to use encryption functions to encrypt / decrypt the field value.

chrisg0006
chrisg0006Author
March 29, 2024

Thanks for answering my post.

I created a CDT just to the personal information that I want encrypted.  For each of the encrypted fields, they are set to Encrypted Text.

I rewrote my interface to use the new CDT and used the Encrypted Text field.  Now I receive the following error message when I type in something to my fields.

Expression evaluation error [evaluation ID = 37dd5:9dfec] in rule 'pmso_createorupdatespeakerpersonalinfo' at function a!encryptedTextField [line 51]: An error occurred while executing a save: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid index: Cannot index property 'speakerCitizenshipCountry' into type List of Null

Here is the code for the encryptedTextField.  All of my fields are set the same and give the same error message.

a!sideBySideItem(
            item: a!encryptedTextField(
              label: "Country of Citizenship",
              labelPosition: "ABOVE",
              placeholder: "-- Please enter your country of citizenship --",
              value: local!speakerPrivateInformation.speakerCitizenshipCountry,
              saveInto: local!speakerPrivateInformation.speakerCitizenshipCountry
            )

peter.lewis
peter.lewis
Employee
March 29, 2024

How are you defining the local variable for `local!speakerPrivateInformation`? You have to make sure that local variable is strongly typed by setting it to an initial value. There are restrictions around how you use encrypted text because you can't cast between it and other types, so you have to be explicit on how you define the variables that are used.

chrisg0006
chrisg0006Author
March 29, 2024

In the interface

local!speakerPrivateInformation: rule!PMSO_getSpeakerPrivateInformationbySpeakerId(local!speakerRecord['recordType[PMSO Speaker.fields.speakerId']),
e.

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