Properly process and validate field values from sample header on subm…

…it (#2311)

* Properly process and validate field values from sample header on submit

* Changelog

CHANGES.rst

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 2.5.0 (unreleased)
 ------------------
 
+- #2311 Properly process and validate field values from sample header on submit
 - #2307 Rely on fields when validating submitted values on sample creation
 - #2305 Add support for dates in ANSI X3.30 and ANSI X3.43.3 formats
 - #2304 Fix dynamic sample specification not applied for new samples

src/senaite/core/browser/viewlets/sampleheader.py

@@ -73,11 +73,18 @@ def handle_form_submit(self, request=None):
  form = request.form
 
  for name, field in self.fields.items():
+ # get the raw value from the form. This shouldn't be necessary,
+ # but there are still some widgets out there with a name that
+ # follows the format <fieldname>_uid. Otherwise, we could simply
+ # pass the form object to the widget's process_form function.
  value = self.get_field_value(field, form)
-
  if value is _fieldname_not_in_form:
  continue
 
+ # process the value as the widget would usually do
+ process_value = field.widget.process_form
+ value, msgs = process_value(self.context, field, {name: value})
+
  # Keep track of field-values
  field_values.update({name: value})