validating TVs in the manager before saving a document

Hey everyone!

I’m using the modx evolution and i’m getting tired of searching for a way to call a function before the document is saved by the user...

If you click on the save button the following onclick event is triggered:


Is there any way without hacking the core to trigger a function before? Background: I want to check a bunch of TVs which are related to each other (e.g. tv_1 is true, tv_3 and tv_4 have to be filled with text and so on).

I don’t want to use front end editing... just the manager...

tips & tricks are welcome

Cheers,
Chris

You can run PHP in your m-m rules chunk: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,40937.msg246803.html#msg246803


and see this (in development stage) http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,32427.msg244812.html#msg244812

thanks for your fast reply, but I think that this isn’t helpful

I don’t want to hide any TVs and when I’m validating TV contents with PHP the document would be already saved...
I think there’s only a way by using javascript to validate the contents but: How do I call my "check form function" just before the ducoment will be saved?

You can synch fields...

ManagerManager allows you to:
Change field names
Hide fields
Change the help text for fields
Rename tabs
Hide tabs
Create new tabs
Move fields to different tab
sInherit field values from parent documents
Prefill date values with customisable values
Link fields together so their values always match
Rename and move sections of the document editing page
Add widgets to Manager fields - e.g. Del.icio.us-like tag interface, color picker, image preview

I you want to write your own plugin (instead of hacking the core)
Here are the MODx System Events to look at:
OnBeforeDocDuplicate
OnBeforeDocFormDelete
OnBeforeDocFormSave
OnBeforeEmptyTrash
OnCreateDocGroup
OnDocDuplicate
OnDocFormDelete
OnDocFormPrerender
OnDocFormRender
OnDocFormSave
OnEmptyTrash
OnStripAlias

OnBeforeDocFormSave :
http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,27829.msg169366.html#msg169366
http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,44285.msg266128.html#msg266128

...Or deal with the problem later: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,41608.msg262041.html#msg262041

Thanks, i think i got it all answered here, I think it would be best for me to update to Revo first, then tidy the design of the CMS.