Answers.Body: <p>This was due to permissions in the <code>templates_c</code> folder. Some entries in there were not deletable by the user that Apache was running as. I discovered this by attempting to clear caches at <code>civicrm/admin/setting/updateConfigBackend?reset=1</code> which generated lots of errors.</p>
  
  <p>Removing these files/or correcting their permissions and clearing the cache fixed it.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I do not recognize this problem, but I am assuming you have an extension active on the form too? If so, sure that does not muck things up?</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Think it's just a custom field group for all activities. Will disable and check
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Body: <p>When I try (on 4.6.18) to create a new Case, I get an error saying Case Type and Case Start Date are required, but no fields exist on the form to specify these?</p>
  
  <p>I have Case Types defined and enabled at <code>civicrm/a/#/caseType</code> and I've tried adding a case from the menu <em>Cases » New Case</em> and from the Cases tab.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/iHRGl.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/iHRGl.png" alt="screenshot"></a></p>
  
  <p>There's no javascript errors showing, nothing in Drupal's watchdog log. Hmmm. Am I doing something daft?</p>
  
Tags: <civicase><4.6>
Title: Add new case: "Case Type is a required field"
ThreadText: # Add new case: "Case Type is a required field"
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-19)
  
  When I try (on 4.6.18) to create a new Case, I get an error saying Case Type and Case Start Date are required, but no fields exist on the form to specify these?
  
  I have Case Types defined and enabled at `civicrm/a/#/caseType` and I've tried adding a case from the menu *Cases » New Case* and from the Cases tab.
  
  [![screenshot](https://i.sstatic.net/iHRGl.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/iHRGl.png)
  
  There's no javascript errors showing, nothing in Drupal's watchdog log. Hmmm. Am I doing something daft?
  
  **Tags:** civicase, 4.6
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2016-07-19. Score: 3
  
  This was due to permissions in the `templates_c` folder. Some entries in there were not deletable by the user that Apache was running as. I discovered this by attempting to clear caches at `civicrm/admin/setting/updateConfigBackend?reset=1` which generated lots of errors.
  
  Removing these files/or correcting their permissions and clearing the cache fixed it.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-07-19. Score: 0
  
  I do not recognize this problem, but I am assuming you have an extension active on the form too? If so, sure that does not muck things up?
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Think it's just a custom field group for all activities. Will disable and check  
  > **username_0**: yeah same behaviour when the custom field group is disabled.  
  
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