{"id":2371,"date":"2023-11-24T04:54:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T04:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexuserguide.dreamhosters.com\/?p=2371"},"modified":"2023-12-14T05:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T05:59:59","slug":"setting-mandatory-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/setting-mandatory-fields\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Mandatory Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-41a92442-be78-4ee9-ac80-40b078a644b4 areoi-element container alignfull\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-21cecad6-b7c4-4f5b-a431-e5ac16548e39 row areoi-element padding-bottom20_0\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-c7683a16-f5f6-4d41-8753-f02ba9b4daa6 col areoi-element\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-8b0b219a-236b-4ab6-b074-b6b0e63dbd5b accordion\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-915b470b-7429-4d16-b2b0-a4ebda68c70b accordion-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<h1 \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-915b470b-7429-4d16-b2b0-a4ebda68c70b-header\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<button \r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-915b470b-7429-4d16-b2b0-a4ebda68c70b-collapse\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-915b470b-7429-4d16-b2b0-a4ebda68c70b-collapse\"\r\n\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tRelated Posts &#8211; Edit Mode\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div \r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-915b470b-7429-4d16-b2b0-a4ebda68c70b-collapse\" \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \r\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-915b470b-7429-4d16-b2b0-a4ebda68c70b-header\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-8b0b219a-236b-4ab6-b074-b6b0e63dbd5b\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-f8667bed-ddf1-4d2f-9269-c640e564814b list-group\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t\t<a \r\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/edit-mode\/\" \r\n\t\t\t\trel=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-bd67ab93-4cfd-478c-81f0-bffc223c4aa4\" \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"list-group-item\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\tEdit Mode \r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<a \r\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/edit-security\/\" \r\n\t\t\t\trel=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-413afff4-13c2-4cd2-9b12-e51e5ec36a5e\" \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"list-group-item\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\tEdit Security \r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<a \r\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/changing-names\/\" \r\n\t\t\t\trel=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-baea8259-992a-4970-9e0d-4e1896df4413\" \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"list-group-item\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\tChanging Names \r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<a \r\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/setting-user-timeout\/\" \r\n\t\t\t\trel=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"\" \r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-deac96a4-d796-424d-8c11-7a8feaf79736\" \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"list-group-item\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\tSetting Custom Fields \r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\n \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n \r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-21cecad6-b7c4-4f5b-a431-e5ac16548e39 row areoi-element\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-c7683a16-f5f6-4d41-8753-f02ba9b4daa6 col areoi-element\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-90de5a751db61e190452b5eb59757034\" style=\"color:#6c757d\">Setting Mandatory Fields in MEX<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/g8bslt9v4c.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_g8bslt9v4c seo=true videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"><div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/g8bslt9v4c\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"padding-top60_0\">Mandatory fields ensure that all the data you need to gather is saved efficiently in MEX. Using the Edit mode administration tool, we can go through a form on the app and set up which fields you would like mandatory settings on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting this up is easy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open up the MEX app<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to the screen that you would like to make changes on<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap on the <strong>hamburger menu<\/strong> on the bottom right hand side of your device<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the options presented in the menu, Tap on <strong>Edit Mode<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The edit mode menu will now pop up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the <strong><strong>Mandatory fields<\/strong><\/strong> option<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your <strong>Security Group<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now you will be presented with three options:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Clear<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zero value allowed<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zero value not allowed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select an option and tap the field you want to set this option on<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to set up multiple field simply hold down your finger and drag, highlighting the areas you are making mandatory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close Edit Mode to save your changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make capturing accurate and complete information easy by setting mandatory fields using Edit Mode. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-about-settings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3277,"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371\/revisions\/3277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpguide.mex.com.au\/app\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}