[NCSG-EC] CiviCRM / applications: duplicate handling

[Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele]

What I feel is we should do is also implement form validation at the front
end fields also. If email is validated it is one of our multiple ways of
pruning down duplicate and letting applicants know they have applied.

On Tue., Nov. 1, 2022, 4:13 a.m. Tapani Tarvainen via NCSG-EC, <
ncsg-ec at lists.ncsg.is> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> It appears the CiviCRM approval form doesn't handle duplicates
> gracefully, and what's more it sometimes generates lots of
> them by itself - in particular, if someone applies twice they
> may show up to six time on the list. :-|
>
> There were several instances with multiple identical applications;
> hopefully all of these have now been cleared, but some may remain.
>
> In one case there're two conflicting applications, one including NCUC
> and the other (later one) not. In this case we probably should ask for
> clarification. (You can identify them by the fact that they appear
> lots of times there. I won't post personal information here,
> as this list is publicly archived.)
>
> In another case an organization is there twice with somewhat different
> information (as "ISOC Chapter" and as "Internet Society Chapter");
> again, more information should be sought.
>
> Incidentally, it would be very useful if there was more data of
> organizations in the "view details" -form, in particular the
> representative(s) and their emails. Now it apparently takes
> admin rights to dig that info up.
>
> --
> Tapani Tarvainen
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