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# Mandatory

As a developer you can set define if specific widgets must be populated before a user can save his data entries. E.g. you might have a 'Status' widget that must always be populated. If the user has forgot to set the Status when they try to save their data entries, they will be shown an error message:

![Mandatory error message](/files/-M3QPbLt8qK5QQwpE-0l)

The `Mandatory` setting is found in the **Advanced Settings** for each widget:

![Mandatory setting](/files/-M3QPuDiSzxp2frrQLFO)

{% hint style="warning" %}
The Mandatory condition is not possible to use in Table > Inline mode
{% endhint %}