From 7bd0bdd31f78fc690631e7a523c440551e42034a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arlen Johnson <arlen@sphericalcowgroup.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:06:06 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Improve frozen field test for People Picker (NO-JIRA) (#389)

---
 app/templates/element/peopleAutocomplete.php | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/templates/element/peopleAutocomplete.php b/app/templates/element/peopleAutocomplete.php
index ab8204105..91ec9c4f0 100644
--- a/app/templates/element/peopleAutocomplete.php
+++ b/app/templates/element/peopleAutocomplete.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   $type = $type ?? 'stand-alone';
 
   // For a frozen field, print the referenced person (if one exists) and link to the person canvas.
-  if($type == 'field' && $vv_obj['frozen']) {
+  if($type == 'field' && isset($vv_obj) && $vv_obj['frozen']) {
     $personId = $vv_obj[$vv_field_arguments['fieldName']];
     if(!empty($personId)) {
       $personRecord = $this->Petition->getRecordForId(
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
   }
 ?>
 
-<?php if(!$vv_obj['frozen']): ?>
+<?php if(empty($vv_obj['frozen'])): // skip for frozen fields ?>
   
   <script type="module">
     <?php if(Cake\Core\Configure::read('debug')): ?>