Multiple constraints on an configured action

laura-bryant

I have a configured action that has multiple constraints. If it fails on any of the constraints, it only shows the message of the first constraint. It does not show the message of the constraint it failed on. Am I missing something in the action to separate the constraints?

Here is the Configured Action:

ChangePayRate is an ActionOverride
effective date required
Parameter Rules
Employee
constraint (UPHSDerivedStartOrMidPayCycle = true)
"PleaseSelectASundayForThisActionEffectiveDate"
constraint (UPHSConditionIsActiveEmployee)
"ThisActionIsNotValidForNonPayrollEmployees"
constraint (not UPHSHasStepAndGradeSchedule)
"EmployeesInAProgressionProgramMustUseTheProgressionProgramAction"
constraint (actor.agent(Employee).PrimaryWorkAssignment.AssignmentIsSupervisor.SupervisorType.SupervisorType = "LEVEL 1"
or actor.agent(Employee).PrimaryWorkAssignment.AssignmentIsSupervisor.SupervisorType.SupervisorType = "LEVEL 2"
or actor = "lawson"
or authenticated actor has role "Admin_ST"
or authenticated actor has role "HRIS_UPHS")
"YouMustBeALevel1OrLevel2ManagerToSubmitThisAction"
constraint (UPHSConditionIsActiveEmployee)
"ThisActionIsNotValidForNonPayrollEmployees"

cleverly

Other than the indenting that the forum software chewed up and got rid of, that looks like it ought to work.  Unless there was some obscure Landmark bug that's been fixed in the intervening time if you got "Please Select A Sunday For This Action Effective Date" as your error message I would only be able to conclude that UPHSDerivedStartOrMidPayCycle was false.

One thing I've found useful when debugging problems with constraints in actions is to temporarily put a bunch of confirmation required checks in and have the confirmation message echo back what the value of the field I am about to check actually has.

Using the LPL for your ActionOverride (which I can't test because I don't have your user defined fields or role), I would load this:

ChangePayRate is an ActionOverride
    effective date required
    Parameter Rules
        Employee
            confirmation required
                "CavemanDebugging_#1:UPHSDerivedStartOrMidPayCycle=<UPHSDerivedStartOrMidPayCycle>"
            constraint (UPHSDerivedStartOrMidPayCycle = true)
                "PleaseSelectASundayForThisActionEffectiveDate"
            confirmation required
                "CavemanDebugging_#2:UPHSConditionIsActiveEmployee=<UPHSConditionIsActiveEmployee>"
            constraint (UPHSConditionIsActiveEmployee)
                "ThisActionIsNotValidForNonPayrollEmployees"
            confirmation required
                "CaveManDebugging_#3:UPHSHasStepAndGradeSchedule=<UPHSHasStepAndGradeSchedule>"
            constraint (not UPHSHasStepAndGradeSchedule)
                "EmployeesInAProgressionProgramMustUseTheProgressionProgramAction"
            confirmation required
                "CaveManDebugging_#4a:SupervisorType=<actor.agent(Employee).PrimaryWorkAssignment.AssignmentIsSupervisor.SupervisorType.SupervisorType>"
            confirmation required
                "CaveManDebugging_#4b:actor=<actor>"
            confirmation required
                // not sure if quotes within quotes will cause a problem; delete this confirmation required if it does
                "CaveManDebugging_#4c:Admin_ST=<authenticated actor has role "Admin_ST">"
            confirmation required
                // ditto
                "CaveManDebugging_#4d:HRIS_UPS=<authenticated actor has role "HRIS_UPHS">"
            constraint (actor.agent(Employee).PrimaryWorkAssignment.AssignmentIsSupervisor.SupervisorType.SupervisorType = "LEVEL 1"
            or actor.agent(Employee).PrimaryWorkAssignment.AssignmentIsSupervisor.SupervisorType.SupervisorType = "LEVEL 2"
            or actor = "lawson"
            or authenticated actor has role "Admin_ST"
            or authenticated actor has role "HRIS_UPHS")
                "YouMustBeALevel1OrLevel2ManagerToSubmitThisAction"
            confirmation required
                "CaveManDebugging_#5:UPHSConditionIsActiveEmployee=<UPHSConditionIsActiveEmployee>"
            constraint (UPHSConditionIsActiveEmployee)
                "ThisActionIsNotValidForNonPayrollEmployees"
            confirmation required
                "CaveManDebugging_#6:SUCCESS!"

Then, when testing the action, you'll see the actual run time values that the constraint will be working with before the constraint fires.

Obviously do this in a TST system so as not to annoy your users to death! :-)