# 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](https://3285996621-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M3GVUHw4oTRoOiEo4EB%2F-M3QKeZuTbUpC1y7zm4I%2F-M3QPbLt8qK5QQwpE-0l%2FMandatory2.png?alt=media\&token=aad108f4-3751-4bc1-971b-6fb00241946b)

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

![Mandatory setting](https://3285996621-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M3GVUHw4oTRoOiEo4EB%2F-M3QKeZuTbUpC1y7zm4I%2F-M3QPuDiSzxp2frrQLFO%2FMandatory3.png?alt=media\&token=45630011-e6f5-4f3c-82a8-793c4051a3b3)

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