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Required If

Last updated 23/04/2024

Required If Field​

The Required If field is used to make a form field required to have a value.

 Default:
false

Available: Form Fields

The Required If field ensures a user must specify a value for the field in order to save the form. The field will be maked with an asterisk (*) indicating required. When trying to save a form that has an empty required field, Five will return an error specifying which field/s are required.
info
If a field is marked as required in the table and it isn't at the form-level, the field is required to have a value in order to save the form. The table-level will take precedence in this scenario as the database is expecting a value in the field to be saved.

Required field message
Figure 1 - Required field message

Make a Field Required​

1. Select the required form record in the list.

2. Click the Pages tab.


Pages tab
Figure 2 - Pages tab

3. Select the page record holding your fields.


Page record
Figure 3 - Page record

4. Click the Fields tab.


Fields tab
Figure 4 - Fields tab

5. Select the required field record.


Field record
Figure 5 - Field record

6. Click the Display tab.


Display tab
Figure 6 - Display tab

7. Click in the Required If field and type
true
.

tip
You can add an equation to the field!

Required If field
Figure 7 - Required If field

8. Click the Save button in the form app bar.


Save button
Figure 8 - Save button

9. Click the Save button in the form app bar above the list.


Save button
Figure 9 - Save button

Make a Form Field Required in the Form Wizard​

Tips
  • You can make a form field required on creation in Five's Form Wizard simply by clicking the Req. (required) checkbox!
  • Any fields that you mark as required at the table-level will automatically be marked as required in the Form Wizard!

Req (required) checkbox
Figure 10 - Req (required) checkbox