Merge pull request #1247 from NASA-IMPACT/1246-minor-enhancement-document-type-pattern-form-require-document-type-or-show-appropriate-error

Minor Enhancement: Document Type Pattern Form – Require Document Type or Show Appropriate Error

Author: CarsonDavis

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -113,3 +113,9 @@ For each PR made, an entry should be added to this changelog. It should contain
   - Changes:
     - Added `escapeHtml` function in the `delta_url_list.js` file to handle special character escaping correctly.
     - Called this function while retrieving the titles in `getGeneratedTitleColumn()` and `getCuratedGeneratedTitleColumn()` functions.
+
+- 1246-minor-enhancement-document-type-pattern-form-require-document-type-or-show-appropriate-error
+  - Description: In the Document Type Pattern Form, if the user does not select a Document Type while filling out the form, an appropriate error message is displayed.
+  - Changes:
+    - Added a JavaScript validation check on form submission to ensure the document type (stored in a hidden input) is not empty.
+    - Display an error message and prevent form submission if the field is empty.

sde_indexing_helper/static/js/delta_url_list.js

@@ -2075,6 +2075,12 @@ $("#document_type_pattern_form").on("submit", function (e) {
     inputs[field.name] = field.value;
   });
 
+  // Validate that the document_type_pattern field is not empty
+  if (!inputs.document_type_pattern) {
+    toastr.error("Please select a Document Type");
+    return; // Prevent form submission
+  }
+
   postDocumentTypePatterns(
     inputs.match_pattern,
     inputs.match_pattern_type,