ayanova/src/api/gzform.js

@@ -169,8 +169,7 @@ export default {
     if (!isEmpty(value)) {
       return false;
     }
-    // console.log("gzform:required() -> Control " + ref + " is empty!  returning errror");
-
+   
     //   "ErrorRequiredFieldEmpty": "{0} is a required field.  Please enter a value for {0}",
     var err = window.$gz.locale.get("ErrorRequiredFieldEmpty");
     var fieldName = getControlLabel(ctrl);

ayanova/src/components/custom-fields-control.vue

@@ -197,17 +197,31 @@ export default {
     SetValueForField: function(dataKey, newValue) {
       //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39868963/vue-2-mutating-props-vue-warn
 
-      //debugger;
+debugger;
+
+
+
+//Ok, could end up here with no value set yet at all for the entire custom fields control as it's a new record or something so...
+//what are valid values for custom fields on a new record, completely empty?
+// if(this.value=== null || this.value===undefined){
+//   this.value="{\"" + dataKey+"\":null}";
+// }
+
+if(this.value=== null || this.value===undefined){
+  this.value="{}";//empty json fragment
+}
 
       //Get the data out of the json string value
       //
       var cData = JSON.parse(this.value);
+if (!window.$gz._.has(cData, dataKey)) {
+  cData[dataKey]=null;
+}
 
       //handle null or undefined
       if (newValue === null || newValue === undefined) {
         cData[dataKey] = null;
-      } else {
-        
+      } else {        
         //then set item in the cData
 
         //TODO: This will likely need also to be converted because dates and stuff