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Understand autosave, validation, and conditional wizard steps

Read save states, resolve validation, and understand why wizard sections vary between documents.

5 to 10 minutesFor customers who edit or troubleshoot a CREBuilder documentBeginnerLast verified October 5, 2026

Outcome

You will leave each section with confirmed saved data and distinguish a hidden conditional section from a loading or permission problem.

Navigation path

Documents > Open document > Document Wizard

Access

Save and validation behavior applies to permitted document editors. Sections remain conditional on the document setup.

On this page

Before you start

Data, sources, and access to prepare

  • Access to the document
  • A stable network connection

Prepare these details

  • Note the document package, property type, template, and single or multi-property structure
  • Copy irreplaceable draft text before troubleshooting a persistent save error
  • Read the exact validation or save message

Complete the task

  1. 1

    Make one controlled change

    Current wizard section

    Edit one field or content block.

    Expected result: The section shows an unsaved or saving state.

    If this step does not work

    Reload the section before editing if the existing data did not finish loading.

  2. 2

    Resolve one validation message

    Current wizard section

    Correct the field named by the message.

    Expected result: That validation message clears.

    If this step does not work

    Check the field format and unit rather than repeatedly submitting the same value.

  3. 3

    Trigger the supported save

    Current wizard section

    Select Save when a Save action is present.

    Expected result: The save state changes to saving.

    If this step does not work

    Keep the page open if the action is disabled while another request completes.

    Property Data editor state used to verify autosave and required-field validation.
    Watch the save state, resolve validation messages, and confirm that conditional steps reflect the document setup.
  4. 4

    Wait for confirmation

    Wizard footer or section

    Wait for Auto-saved to appear.

    Expected result: Your latest change is saved.

    If this step does not work

    If an error appears, preserve the input and retry once after checking the connection.

  5. 5

    Open the next section

    Wizard navigation

    Select Continue or an available section in Document Sections or the Sections drawer.

    Expected result: The wizard waits for pending saves before opening the destination.

    If this step does not work

    If a save fails, the current section retains the input and shows Retry save. Retry before navigating again.

Save and section-state reference

Narrative drafts and many field edits save automatically. Dialogs, uploads and map creation keep their labelled save or confirmation actions. Continue, Back, Sections navigation and Save & Exit wait for pending wizard saves. A failed save keeps the input available and offers Retry save; it does not mean the change reached the server. Keep the page open until recovery succeeds.

Unsaved changes

Meaning
Local edits have not completed saving
Safe response
Stay on the section

Saving...

Meaning
Your change is being saved
Safe response
Wait without repeating the action

Auto-saved

Meaning
Your latest change is saved
Safe response
Continue to the next section

Error

Meaning
The change was not confirmed
Safe response
Keep the input and retry after reading the error

Section absent

Meaning
The setup may not include that section
Safe response
Confirm package, property type, scope, and template

Troubleshooting and next steps

The save stays in progress.

Likely cause: A request or network response has not completed.

  1. Wait without clicking Save repeatedly.
  2. Preserve the entered content before refreshing if the state does not resolve.
A wizard step is missing.

Likely cause: The package, property type, financial scope, template, or multi-property mode may not use it.

  1. Compare the document setup with the expected workflow.
  2. Do not create substitute data in an unrelated section.

Final verification

  • Every edited section showed Auto-saved
  • No visible validation remains
  • The section set matches the document setup
  • The edited values persist after revisiting the section
  • No blocking warning, failed status, or unresolved validation message remains in the completed workflow.

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