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Define a Field as Required Using Field Sets
You can define a field as required when you create or edit field sets. You may want to define a field as required to ensure a user enters the necessary information on a field.
You can define a field as required when you create or edit field sets. You may want to define a field as required to ensure a user enters the necessary information on a field.
| Available in: Salesforce Classic |
| Available in: Group, Professional, Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To create, edit, and delete field sets: | Customize Application or be a delegated administrator |
The required field is only available in the In the Field Set container. If you define a field as required in the In the Field Set container, and remove the field from the In the Field Set, the required attribute is removed.
To define a field as required in a field set, see Creating and Editing Field Sets.

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