# Required fields that are not visible **URL:** \ **Category:** Report a Bug\ **Created:** [December 19, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016 "2019-12-19T23:57:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kyleheney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/kyleheney/32/41173_2.png) [@kyleheney](https://community.glideapps.com/u/kyleheney)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/1 "2019-12-19T23:57:30Z")
In forms, if a required field is hidden, the form won’t submit unless every required field is entered. My case: I use a choice to change the next fields on the form. Those other fields are required, but they should only be required if they’re visible. ---
**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark/32/125_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 7:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/2 "2019-12-20T07:04:41Z")
That makes sense. I’ll put it on the to-do list. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/3 "2020-06-05T04:04:16Z")
Hi! Has this been fixed? This is a REAL issue in my app. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/4 "2020-06-05T04:05:44Z")
This should be how it’s working now, at least in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/5 "2020-06-05T04:07:28Z")
My forms won’t submit unless it’s the original user that I configured. Every other user type won’t allow the DONE button to appear. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:10am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/6 "2020-06-05T04:10:54Z")
Not sure I follow. Do you have a screenshot? ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/7 "2020-06-05T04:18:00Z")
Hi! Here’s a video. Jane is a pre-med student - the original type of user that I set up. Jane can submit. Kate is a physician - another type of user. Kate cannot despite all fields being filled. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/8 "2020-06-05T04:29:03Z")
Is that all or are there any hidden fields? ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/9 "2020-06-05T04:31:52Z")
The fields are designated by the type of user. So, not all of the fields that appear for Jane will appear for Kate. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/10 "2020-06-05T04:32:29Z")
Gonna call it a night and check back in the morning. Thanks for answering! ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/11 "2020-06-05T04:33:47Z")
One quick thought from me is to record the choice of pre/med student or physician in a separate user-specific column, then show the right form button to them based on that choice. Not ideal, but I think it would work. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/12 "2020-06-05T11:57:45Z")
You mean have them record the choice before they see the form button? ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/13 "2020-06-05T11:58:48Z")
Yeah that’s my thoughts. Not ideal, but I think it will work. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/14 "2020-06-05T12:00:42Z")
But in order for it to be in the right column, I’d have to know which user they are. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/15 "2020-06-05T12:02:17Z")
Actually, the way I have it set up already can take them to the appropriate column. They choose what kind of user they are before ever filling out the form. Let me try to add a different status column for the physician. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/16 "2020-06-05T12:03:33Z")
Yeah so if you have, let’s say, 2 choices, pre-med student & physician, after you have recorded their chocie for the “type”, you have 2 buttons: 1 that only pre-med students can access, 1 that only physicians can access. But I see that you have a lot of types to choose from. Any chance some of those types share the same settings? ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/17 "2020-06-05T12:10:46Z")
Some of them do share some of the same settings. But wouldn’t that still bring the to the same tab? I think the problem is that they are on the same tab in the spreadsheet. I had them in completely different tabs before, but because the sign-in can only occur on one tab, I can’t put the forms in different tabs. Now even putting them in the same tab doesn’t work! Ugh! I’ll try it and see… ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/18 "2020-06-05T12:13:15Z")
With different buttom forms and visibility settings based on the types, you can achieve what you want. Different forms are still writing to the same sheet, so that’s not a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/dr_renee_volny_darko/32/4492_2.png) [@Dr\_Renee\_Volny\_Darko](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Dr_Renee_Volny_Darko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/19 "2020-06-05T12:21:31Z")
I guess I’m not understanding. I have different form buttons already. I can’t make the visibility based on the button, so I have to make it based on one of the fields - Status, in my case. Once the user chooses their status, only the appropriate fields appear. But I think that the other required fields are in the background stopping the form from submitting. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/2X/3/32e9ea4ed6aec4a91ae61e11bcbe23d81e7387e6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016/20 "2020-06-05T12:23:29Z")
In this screen, you can create a user-specific choice that lets the user choose their “type”. Then based on that choice, you show the right form to them, that’s what I meant. [Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/required-fields-that-are-not-visible/3016.md?page=2)