Bug 2332 – Required fields need identification and checking on import confirmation

Bug 2332 - Required fields need identification and checking on import confirmation

Summary:

Required fields need identification and checking on import confirmation

Status:	NEW

Product:	OJS
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Import/Export
Version:	3.1
Platform:	PC Linux

Importance:	P2 normal
Assigned To:	PKP Support

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Reported:	2006-07-13 11:39 PDT by Alec Smecher
Modified:	2013-05-29 15:01 PDT (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Description Alec Smecher 2006-07-13 11:39:06 PDT

Required fields need identification and checking on import confirmation. For
example, when importing XML that does not contain a last name (or contains an
empty tag, which is valid XML according to the DTD), an error message "last_name
cannot be null" results. This should be checked and a nicer message displayed.

Comment 1 Alec Smecher 2007-09-27 12:53:24 PDT

One way to accomplish almost everything required here is to pass the import file through an XML validator to check it against the DTD before importing.

Comment 2 Alec Smecher 2007-10-01 15:47:20 PDT

Deferring from 2.2.

Comment 3 Alec Smecher 2013-05-29 15:01:57 PDT

Fortunately moving to PHP5.1+ gives lots of additional possibilities for XML.