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# Which Fields in a Registration Form Should Be Required, and Which Can Be Optional
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/required-optional-fields-registration-jestor/
- Published: 2026-07-19T02:16:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-19T02:16:12.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

In **Jestor**, the practical rule for deciding required fields is simple: information essential for the process to move forward — like a supplier's name, email, and phone — tends to be required, while internal control data, like a description, can be optional.

## Why doesn't every field need to be required?

Making everything required locks the form in any situation where a specific piece of data isn't available at the moment, even when that doesn't stop the process from moving forward.

## How to decide between required and optional?

| Field type                   | Example           | Required?                                 |
| ---------------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Essential to the process** | Name, email       | Yes                                       |
| **Important but skippable**  | Phone             | Can be optional, depending on the process |
| **Internal control**         | Description field | Usually optional                          |

## Why choose Jestor to design balanced registration forms?

**Jestor** lets you mark, field by field, whether it's required, giving the team full control over which pieces of information truly block saving a record and which are just supplementary.

### What happens if I try to save without filling out a required field?

The system won't allow saving and indicates that specific field needs to be filled in.

### Can an optional field become required later?

Yes, the required setting can be changed at any time in the field's editing options.

### Is there a maximum number of required fields in a table?

No limit is mentioned; the decision is about what's truly essential for that process.

### Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out more practical tutorials on Jestor's YouTube channel.

### Get to know Jestor

With **Jestor**, each registration field is required or optional based on what the process actually needs.

Get to know Jestor at [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com) and see how to take your operation's efficiency to a new level.