# DateTime Component

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/datetime-component/63774>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/datetime-component/63774 "2023-07-11T12:27:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![pipharvester](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pipharvester/32/61697_2.png) [@pipharvester](https://community.glideapps.com/u/pipharvester)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/datetime-component/63774/1 "2023-07-11T12:27:04Z")

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I want a date/time field info to be required but there is no checkbox option on the Date/Time component like it is for other components. I don’t understand what to do to force that information to be required. Perhaps I am simply missing something here 😉

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/datetime-component/63774/2 "2023-07-11T12:37:59Z")

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You can only make items required if they belong to a form or edit screen (or within a form container).

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**Author:** ![pipharvester](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pipharvester/32/61697_2.png) [@pipharvester](https://community.glideapps.com/u/pipharvester)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/datetime-component/63774/3 "2023-07-11T12:40:25Z")

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Robert it is in an edit/add screen and the component right below, which is a Choice component has the “Required” checkbox but now that I look the Choice components have that option and the Number Entry components do not.  
Ok I see…I added a Form Container and put them inside and now it has the Required checkbox!  
Thanks…

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/datetime-component/63774/4 "2023-07-11T12:49:47Z")

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Are you sure? If the entry component is in an edit screen and you mark it “required” then it should show up as required:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/6/a6162217ab43f861e8bbf16486fe9446b137e452.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![pipharvester](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pipharvester/32/61697_2.png) [@pipharvester](https://community.glideapps.com/u/pipharvester)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/datetime-component/63774/5 "2023-07-11T12:53:17Z")

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Yes sir I realized that I need to place it inside a Form Container and it works!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/datetime-component/63774/6 "2023-07-12T12:53:48Z")

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