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Re: Straight Party race successfully saves even if the candidates are only for one party but when you try to edit you get an error msg and are unable to edit anything



GEMS-1-18-10 will also prevent race from saving if race 'vote for' number is
less than the maximum number of candidates endorsed by single party.

Dmitry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Whitman Lee" <whitman@dieboldes.com>
To: <bugtrack@dieboldes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: Straight Party race successfully saves even if the candidates
are only for one party but when you try to edit you get an error msg and are
unable to edit anything


> When range checking fails on the "Vote For" field, the "Export Id" field
is
> incorrectly highlighted, giving a false impression that it fails on the
> export id.
>
> This is fixed and will be in GEMS 1-18-10.
>
> Whitman
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ravina Dhami" <ravina@dieboldes.com>
> To: <bugtrack@dieboldes.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 15:56
> Subject: Straight Party race successfully saves even if the candidates are
> only for one party but when you try to edit you get an error msg and are
> unable to edit anything
>
>
> > GEMS 1.18.9
> >
> > Gems allows you to create a straight party race, with multiple
candidates
> > belonging to the same party.  It doesn't present you with any error msgs
> and
> > allows you to successfully save the race.  Then IF you try to edit that
> > record, you get an error msg that says 'Please enter an integer between
2
> > and 250' and the cursor flashes in the export field.  Even if you enter
an
> > integer b/w 2 and 250 it doesn't let you edit the record. It keeps
> > presenting you with the same error msg and the only way out of this loop
> is
> > if you press the 'Cancel' icon, which returns you to the list view
screen.
> >
> > STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
> >
> > -  Create a straight party race
> > -  Create a candidate race with vote for 1
> > -  From the options tab click on 'endorsement' drop down menu and select
> the
> > straight pary race you created
> > -  From the candidates tab add two candidate of the same party (ie 2
> > candidates democratic)
> > -  Click on OK
> >
> > Result:  The race is saved successfully without any error msg even
though
> > you had 2 candidates of the same party.
> >
> > -  Double click on the race you just created.
> > -  Click on the options or candidate tab
> >
> > Result:  You will get an error msg that says 'Please enter an integer
> > between 2 and 250'
> >
> > -  Click on 'OK'
> > -  The cursor will be flashing in the 'Export' field
> > -  Enter a number between 2 and 250
> > -  Click on 'OK'
> >
> > Result:  You will get an the same error msg that says 'Please enter an
> > integer between 2 and 250'
> >
> > You are unable to get out of this loop until you click on the 'Cancel'
> icon.
> >
> >
> > Ravina