skipping validation

[jamesjmp]

hi,
I´ve a seam-gened form with the tipical fields that use the edit.xhtml template.
For instance

 <s:decorate id="benchmarkDesDecoration" template="layout/edit.xhtml">
 <ui:define name="label">#{messages['CfgBenchmark']}</ui:define>
 <h:inputText id="benchmarkDes"
 size="20"
 maxlength="50"
 required="true"
 value="#{rstReportHome.instance.cfgBenchmark.benchmarkDes}"
 disabled="true">
 <a:support event="onblur" reRender="benchmarkDesDecoration"/>
 </h:inputText>
 </s:decorate>

When I press the save button the validation is done (in my case to see it compulsory fields have been filled). Ok, that´s perfect.
But, I´ve added an extra button that invokes a method in the POJOHome, and I want it to be executed withoth previous validation, because the action of that button doesn´t need all info to be filled.
Is there a way of preventing validation from being performed for a button?
This is the button code

 <h:commandButton id="testIt"
 value="#{messages['test']}"
 action="#{rstReportHome.test}"/>

thanks in advance!

[pmuir]

Not easily, assuming you want to submit the form (if you don't use s:button)

[jamesjmp]

I don´t want to submit in this case, so s:button has been the solution (unforgettable mistake!)
thank you!!!!