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Yoshiki_Kuraki
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

I want to set some fields mandatory so our team members do not forget to input.
For example, customer’s name should be mandatory for a project management but some members forget to input it. The image is that if a mandatory field is blank, users are requested to input the field otherwise the new record is not created.

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Sergey_Filimono
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

Upvote! This is a really needed feature for a CMS. Without some fields a site would never be built so I have to indicate which fields are required.

Dan_Parsons
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Major upvote - would be extremely helpful for data quality especially for larger bases with many contributors.

edgaras
5 - Automation Enthusiast
5 - Automation Enthusiast

+1 having issues without this feature

ScottWorld
18 - Pluto
18 - Pluto

Yes, mandatory fields and other field validation options would be very welcome in Airtable.

Below is a screenshot from Apple’s FileMaker database program. Each field has all of these validation options to choose from, plus you can custom-create your own field validations as well!

Please be sure to email support@airtable.com with your suggestions & feature requests, because they don’t pay much attention to our forum posts here.

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Lauren_Breland
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Another upvote! This needs to be a feature!

Ruud_Boegheim
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Hi Airtable, this request is out there since Nov 2016, may be even earlier. Absolute minimum requirement to ensure database intigrity. Why does it takes so long to make this happen. :face_with_head_bandage:

Katie_McCarthy
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

AGREE - this is a must

Kevin_Marshall
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Who makes a database application that you can’t make required fields?

Abraham_Bochner
8 - Airtable Astronomer
8 - Airtable Astronomer

Please count me in for Data Validation, it’s more important than any other feature which was released lately

Michelle_Pinche
4 - Data Explorer
4 - Data Explorer

Why doesn’t Airtable reply? Everyone needs this feature.