fix: improve sample error messaging

apps/e2e/cypress/e2e/genericTemplates.cy.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ context('GenericTemplates tests', () => {
   const copyButtonLabel = faker.lorem.words(3);
   const genericTemplateTitle = faker.lorem.words(3);
   const genericTemplateQuestionaryQuestion = twoFakes(3);
+  const genericTemplateTextMax = 50;
+  const tooLongGenericTemplateAnswer = faker.string.alpha(
+    genericTemplateTextMax + 1
+  );
+  const validGenericTemplateAnswer = faker.string.alpha(genericTemplateTextMax);
   const genericTemplateTitleAnswers = [
     faker.lorem.words(3),
     faker.lorem.words(3),
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ context('GenericTemplates tests', () => {
             cy.updateQuestion({
               id: createdQuestion1.id,
               question: genericTemplateQuestions[0],
+              config: `{"required":false,"small_label":"","tooltip":"","htmlQuestion":"","isHtmlQuestion":false,"min":null,"max":${genericTemplateTextMax},"multiline":false,"placeholder":"","isCounterHidden":false,"readPermissions":[]}`,
             });
 
             cy.createQuestionTemplateRelation({
@@ -727,24 +733,51 @@ context('GenericTemplates tests', () => {
         .should('have.value', genericTemplateTitle)
         .blur();
 
+      cy.contains(genericTemplateQuestions[0])
+        .parent()
+        .find('input')
+        .clear()
+        .type(tooLongGenericTemplateAnswer)
+        .blur();
+
       cy.get(
         '[data-cy="genericTemplate-declaration-modal"] [data-cy="save-button"]'
       ).click();
 
       cy.finishedLoading();
 
+      cy.contains(
+        `Value must be at most ${genericTemplateTextMax} characters`
+      ).should('not.exist');
+
       cy.get('body').type('{esc}');
 
       cy.finishedLoading();
 
       cy.get('[data-cy="questionnaires-list-item"]').should('have.length', 1);
+      cy.get('[data-cy="questionnaires-list-item-completed:false"]').should(
+        'exist'
+      );
 
       cy.get('[data-cy="save-and-continue-button"]').click();
 
-      cy.contains('All genericTemplates must be completed');
+      cy.contains(
+        `${genericTemplateTitle} is violating constraints. Please open each entry, fix the validation errors, and click "Save and continue".`
+      );
 
       cy.contains(genericTemplateTitle).click();
 
+      cy.contains(
+        `Value must be at most ${genericTemplateTextMax} characters`
+      ).should('exist');
+
+      cy.contains(genericTemplateQuestions[0])
+        .parent()
+        .find('input')
+        .clear()
+        .type(validGenericTemplateAnswer)
+        .blur();
+
       cy.get(
         '[data-cy="genericTemplate-declaration-modal"] [data-cy="save-and-continue-button"]'
       ).click();
@@ -933,7 +966,9 @@ context('GenericTemplates tests', () => {
 
       cy.contains('Save and continue').click();
 
-      cy.contains('All genericTemplates must be completed').should('exist');
+      cy.contains(
+        `${genericTemplateTitle} is violating constraints. Please open each entry, fix the validation errors, and click "Save and continue".`
+      ).should('exist');
     });
 
     it('Should be a character limit of 256 to the template proposal question for office user', () => {

apps/frontend/src/components/questionary/QuestionaryStepView.tsx

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ function QuestionaryStepView(props: {
   readonly: boolean;
   onStepComplete?: (topicId: number) => void;
   confirm: WithConfirmType;
+  showValidationErrorsOnMount?: boolean;
 }) {
   const { topicId, confirm } = props;
 
@@ -110,6 +111,14 @@ function QuestionaryStepView(props: {
     state,
     api
   );
+  const activeFieldIds = activeFields.map((field) => field.question.id);
+  const initialTouched = activeFieldIds.reduce(
+    (fields, fieldId) => ({
+      ...fields,
+      [fieldId]: true,
+    }),
+    {}
+  );
 
   const [lastSavedFormValues, setLastSavedFormValues] = useState(initialValues);
   const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
@@ -284,7 +293,11 @@ function QuestionaryStepView(props: {
   return (
     <Formik
       initialValues={initialValues}
+      initialTouched={
+        props.showValidationErrorsOnMount ? initialTouched : undefined
+      }
       validationSchema={Yup.object().shape(validationSchema)}
+      validateOnMount={props.showValidationErrorsOnMount ?? false}
       onSubmit={async () => {
         const isSaveSuccess = await performSave(false);
 

apps/frontend/src/components/questionary/questionaries/genericTemplate/GenericTemplateStepDisplayElementFactory.tsx

@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ const GenericTemplateQuestionaryStepView = ({
   const isLastStep = (wizardStep: WizardStep) =>
     state.wizardSteps[state.wizardSteps.length - 1] === wizardStep;
 
+  const shouldShowValidationErrorsOnMount = state.genericTemplate.id > 0;
+
   return (
     <div>
       <QuestionaryStepView
         readonly={isReadonly}
         topicId={topicId}
+        showValidationErrorsOnMount={shouldShowValidationErrorsOnMount}
         onStepComplete={() => {
           if (isLastStep(wizardStep)) {
             dispatch({

apps/frontend/src/components/questionary/questionaryComponents/GenericTemplate/GenericTemplateDefinition.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,28 @@ import QuestionaryComponentGenericTemplate from './QuestionaryComponentGenericTe
 import { QuestionGenericTemplateForm } from './QuestionGenericTemplateForm';
 import { QuestionTemplateRelationGenericTemplateForm } from './QuestionTemplateRelationGenericTemplateForm';
 import { QuestionaryComponentDefinition } from '../../QuestionaryComponentRegistry';
+
+type GenericTemplateValidationValue = {
+  title?: string | null;
+  questionary?: {
+    isCompleted?: boolean | null;
+  } | null;
+};
+
+const getIncompleteGenericTemplatesMessage = (
+  genericTemplates: GenericTemplateValidationValue[]
+) => {
+  const incompleteGenericTemplates = genericTemplates.filter(
+    (genericTemplate) => !genericTemplate?.questionary?.isCompleted
+  );
+  const genericTemplateTitles = incompleteGenericTemplates
+    .map((genericTemplate) => genericTemplate.title || 'Untitled entry')
+    .join(', ');
+  const verb = incompleteGenericTemplates.length === 1 ? 'is' : 'are';
+
+  return `${genericTemplateTitles} ${verb} violating constraints. Please open each entry, fix the validation errors, and click "Save and continue".`;
+};
+
 export const genericTemplateDefinition: QuestionaryComponentDefinition = {
   dataType: DataType.GENERIC_TEMPLATE,
   name: 'Sub Template',
@@ -51,14 +73,21 @@ export const genericTemplateDefinition: QuestionaryComponentDefinition = {
       );
     }
 
-    schema = schema.test(
-      'allGenericTemplatesCompleted',
-      'All genericTemplates must be completed',
-      (value) =>
-        value?.every(
-          (genericTemplate) => genericTemplate?.questionary.isCompleted
-        ) ?? false
-    );
+    schema = schema.test('allGenericTemplatesCompleted', function (value) {
+      const genericTemplates =
+        (value as GenericTemplateValidationValue[] | undefined) ?? [];
+      const hasIncompleteGenericTemplates = genericTemplates.some(
+        (genericTemplate) => !genericTemplate?.questionary?.isCompleted
+      );
+
+      if (!hasIncompleteGenericTemplates) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return this.createError({
+        message: getIncompleteGenericTemplatesMessage(genericTemplates),
+      });
+    });
 
     return schema;
   },

apps/frontend/src/components/questionary/questionaryComponents/QuestionnairesListItem.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import DeleteIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Delete';
 import DescriptionIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Description';
 import FileCopy from '@mui/icons-material/FileCopy';
+import WarningAmberIcon from '@mui/icons-material/WarningAmber';
 import Avatar from '@mui/material/Avatar';
 import IconButton from '@mui/material/IconButton';
 import ListItemAvatar from '@mui/material/ListItemAvatar';
@@ -33,10 +34,14 @@ export function QuestionnairesListItem({
     >
       <ListItemAvatar>
         <Avatar>
-          <DescriptionIcon
-            color={record.isCompleted ? undefined : 'error'}
-            data-cy={`questionnaires-list-item-completed:${record.isCompleted}`}
-          />
+          {record.isCompleted ? (
+            <DescriptionIcon data-cy="questionnaires-list-item-completed:true" />
+          ) : (
+            <WarningAmberIcon
+              color="error"
+              data-cy="questionnaires-list-item-completed:false"
+            />
+          )}
         </Avatar>
       </ListItemAvatar>
       <ListItemText