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The required property is disabled for controls from XSD. This is because validation is based on the XSD and currently cannot be overridden via the form designer or via business rules. This may be possible in a future release of .. Values in the xsd for the required property can be overidden with a business rule.
Whether the control is required is based on the minOccurs value. If minOccurs="0" then the control is not required. If minOccurs="1" then the control is required. If minOccurs is greater than 1 then it will be rendered in the form as a repeat control with the minimum number of items set to the minOccurs value.
If you want to change whether or not the control is required, edit :
- Write a business rule to make the field required.
- Edit the XSD and update it in the schema's tab for that application.
There are times when you have several fields that you want hidden and then only want to make visible depending on the value entered into another field. Thus only when the fields are visible do you want them to be required. Currently hidden required fields are still required and prevent the form from being submitted. Automatically making hidden fields not-required may be added in a future release of .
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