Require a field
when a condition is met

Show the missing fields before saving

Require a reason only for expense records, or require a note only on table rows with a nonzero amount. If the condition field is in a table, the plugin checks each row separately.

On save, errors appear below each empty field and at the top of the page. Table errors include row numbers. The pack lets you set a message for each rule; an empty message uses the default.

Check process actions too

For example, require a reason when someone runs a “Send back” action. Action checks use saved values; if a check fails, the status stays unchanged. Errors appear only at the top because the detail page cannot show field-level errors.

Attachment fields can be checked only during a process action, using saved files. Kintone’s create/edit save events cannot tell this plugin whether attachments exist, even if the record already has files.

Set up a rule

A rule combines a condition field with the fields to require when that condition is met. Configure up to ten rules per app. The first three on-save rules with default messages are free; the pack adds more rules, action checks and custom messages. Each rule can require more than one field.

1. Add the plugin to your app, open its settings and click “Add rule”.
2. Choose when to check: on save or on a process management action.
3. Choose the condition field and an operator: equals, does not equal, is empty, is not empty, or number is not zero. For equals and does not equal, enter the value to compare.
4. Select the fields to require. If needed, enter a custom error message.
5. Save the settings, then click “Update App” in the app settings.

In a test app, create a record that meets a save rule’s condition and leave a required field empty. Confirm that errors appear below the field and at the top. For an action rule, run the chosen action and confirm that an error appears at the top and the status does not change.

Compare free and pack features

The free version and the pack use the same ZIP. To use more rules after the trial, paste your license key into the settings.

This plugin is not sold separately. Its paid features are included in the plugin pack at 29,800 JPY per year for one Kintone environment (subdomain).

Save settings that use paid features to start a 30-day trial without a key. The trial is separate for each plugin in each app, not shared across the pack. Check your required-field rules before letting a license lapse. After the trial, or after an annual license and its 14-day grace period expire:

1. Only the first three on-save rules without custom messages remain active, in settings order. Legacy rules described below take priority and count toward the allowance.
2. A rule with a custom message stops checking the field, so that rule no longer prevents saving an empty field. To keep the rule active for free, remove its custom message and keep it within the three on-save rules.
3. Other rules stay saved and become active again when you enter a valid key.

You can also buy from the plugin settings. Your license key appears on the payment completion page. Save that page’s URL to find it again.

New installations can ignore this legacy exception: rules saved before version 0.2.0 remain active after an update without a key.

Check compatibility before installing

• Supported required fields: single-line text, multi-line text, rich text, number, link, date, time, date/time, dropdown, checkbox, multi-choice, user selection, department selection, group selection and attachments. Attachments are supported only for process action checks.
• If the condition field is outside the table, every row of the required column is checked, including the blank row Kintone adds to a new record. Delete unused rows before saving. If your condition should apply only to matching rows, use a condition field inside that table instead.
• REST API writes, CSV imports and inline list edits are not checked. Fields you cannot view are skipped.
• If you require a field that a user cannot edit, that user cannot save a record that meets the condition. Match rules to your field permissions.
• If you rename an action, select it again in the plugin settings or it will no longer be checked. Save the plugin settings again after renaming fields too.

The plugin sends no data outside your Kintone environment. Only its settings page retrieves field and process settings from the same environment. Test it with your other customizations in a test app.

Download ZIP

v0.2.3 · 38854 bytes. Download the signed ZIP.

Install the plugin

Before using the plugin in production, test both record saves and process actions in a test app.

1. Download the signed ZIP. Keep it zipped.
2. As a Kintone Administrator, open the gear menu, then Kintone Administration, Plug-ins and Import. Select the ZIP.
3. In your app settings, open Plug-ins, choose Add and select “Conditional Required Fields”.
4. Open the plugin settings and configure your rules.
5. Save the settings, then click “Update App” in the app settings.

In a test app, create a record that meets a save rule’s condition and leave a required field empty. Confirm that errors appear below the field and at the top. For an action rule, run the chosen action and confirm that an error appears at the top and the status does not change.

Updates are manual. Import a newer ZIP through the same administration screen used in step 2.