validations error messages not showing on the view - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have implemented a mvc kendo window control in my MVC page and the form validation doenst seem to work. I can the model state as false in the controller but the view doesnt seem showing the messages. Please note here that WorkLogType,WorkLog Subject and Details are required field. I have set the required attribute in the view model. I have also set the validation tag in the view for the respective controls. What is the problem ?
Here is my code
View
#using (Ajax.BeginForm("ActivityWorkLog_Create", "Activity", new AjaxOptions
{
HttpMethod = "POST",
OnSuccess = "OnSuccess",
OnFailure = "OnFailure"
}))
{
<div class="k-popup-edit-form k-window-content k-content" data-role="window">
<div class="k-edit-form-container">
#Html.HiddenFor(x => x.RequestID, new { data_bind = "value: requestId" })
#Html.HiddenFor(x => x.ActivityID, new { data_bind = "value: activityId" })
#Html.HiddenFor(x => x.CountryCode, new { data_bind = "value: countryCode" })
<div class="form-group">
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.WorkLogAppliesToName)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#(Html.Kendo().ComboBoxFor(model => model.WorkLogAppliesToName)
.Name("WorkLogAppliesToID")
.Filter("contains")
.HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width:300px", #readonly = "readonly" })
.Placeholder("Select...")
.DataTextField("WorkLogAppliesToName")
.DataValueField("WorkLogAppliesToID")
.DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
.Read(read => read.Action("GetWorkLogAppliesTo", "WorkLog", new { id = 0 }).Type(HttpVerbs.Post)
)
)
)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.WorkLogAppliesToName, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.ActivitySLA)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#*#Html.EditorFor(model => model.ActivitySLA)*#
#Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.ActivitySLA, new { id = "ActivityDesc", #readonly = "readonly", Class = "textBoxFor" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.ActivityID)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#(Html.Kendo().ComboBoxFor(model => model.ActivityID)
.Name("Activity")
.Filter("contains")
.HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width:300px", #readonly = "readonly" })
.Placeholder("Select...")
.DataTextField("Description")
.DataValueField("ActivityID")
.DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
.Read(read => read.Action("GetActivity", "WorkLog").Data("additionalActivityInfo").Type(HttpVerbs.Post)
)//.ServerFiltering(true)
)//.CascadeFrom("ServiceID").Filter("contains")
)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.ServiceID, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.WorkLogType)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#(Html.Kendo().ComboBoxFor(model => model.WorkLogType)
.Name("WorkLogTypeCode")
.Filter("contains")
.HtmlAttributes(new { style = "width:300px" })
.Placeholder("Select...")
.DataTextField("WorkLogType")
.DataValueField("WorkLogTypeCode")
.DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
.Read(read => read.Action("GetWorkLogType", "WorkLog").Data("additionalWLTInfo").Type(HttpVerbs.Post))
)
)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.WorkLogType, "Please select a worklog type", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.WorkLogSubject)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.WorkLogSubject)
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.WorkLogSubject, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="editor-label">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.WorkLogDetails)
</div>
<div class="editor-field">
#Html.TextAreaFor(model => model.WorkLogDetails, new { htmlAttributes = new { #class = "form-control", cols = "50" } })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.WorkLogDetails, "", new { #class = "text-danger" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="worklogStatusButtonAlign">
<button id="btnWorkLogSave" type="submit" class="k-button k-button-icontext k-primary k-grid-update">Save</button>
<button id="btnClose" type="button" class="k-button k-button-icontext k-grid-cancel">Cancel</button>
</div>
<div id="statusMessage"> </div>
</div>
</div>
}
ViewModel
public class ActivityWorkLogViewModel
{
[ScaffoldColumn(false)]
[Display(Name = "WorkLogID", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public int WorkLogID { get; set; }
[Required]
[Display(Name = "WorkLogTypeCode", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public string WorkLogTypeCode { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "WorkLogType", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
[Required(ErrorMessage = "WorkLogType is required")]
public string WorkLogType { get; set; }
[Required]
[Display(Name = "WorkLogAppliesToID", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public int WorkLogAppliesToID { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "WorkLogAppliesToName", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public string WorkLogAppliesToName { get; set; }
[Required]
[Display(Name = "RequestID", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public int RequestID { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "ServiceID", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public Nullable<int> ServiceID { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "ActivityID", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public Nullable<int> ActivityID { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Subject is required")]
[Display(Name = "WorkLogSubject", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public string WorkLogSubject { get; set; }
[Required(ErrorMessage = "Details is required")]
[Display(Name = "WorkLogDetails", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public string WorkLogDetails { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "EmailTo", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public string EmailTo { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "IsActive", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public bool IsActive { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "CountryCode", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public string CountryCode { get; set; }
[Display(Name = "ActivitySLA", ResourceType = typeof(Resources.Resource))]
public string ActivitySLA { get; set; }
}
Controller
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult ActivityWorkLog_Create(ActivityWorkLogViewModel workLogViewModel)
{
if (!ModelState.IsValid)
{
return View("EditorTemplates/_WorkLogEdit", Mapper.Map<ActivityWorkLogViewModel>(workLogViewModel));
}
WorkLogRepository workLogRepository = new WorkLogRepository();
workLogRepository.CreateWorkLog(Mapper.Map<WorkLog>(workLogViewModel));
return PartialView("EditorTemplates/_WorkLogEdit", Mapper.Map<ActivityWorkLogViewModel>(workLogViewModel));
}
Bundle.config
bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jquery").Include(
"~/Scripts/jquery-{version}.js",
"~/Scripts/jquery-ui-1.12.1.min.js",
"~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js",
"~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js"
));

Answer 1

Add these lines in your view:
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
var form = $('form') // Give Id prop to your from
.removeData("validator")
.removeData("unobtrusiveValidation");
$.validator.unobtrusive.parse(form);
});
<script>
Also make sure you add jquery.validate.js and jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js into your View cshtml for validation to work properly.