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Hi all,

I created a screen that contains multiple text inputs, dropdowns, date pickers and so on.

I submit all that information to a SharePoint list using the Patch function.

The problem is that I need 3 fields to be filled out all the time.

Since I'm not using an Edit Form that has the Required function, I was wondering if it's possible to prevent the Patch if these 3 fields don't contain information.

Thank you!

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DylanSimons 326 on at

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You can do a simple If() statement around the Patch.

I would do something like this:

If( IsBlank(TextInput1.Text) || IsBlank(Dropdown1.Selected.Value), Notify("Please fill out all items"), Patch(...) )

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@DylanSimons code should work, but I normally use that code somewhere other than the patch statement itself to provide more context for the user. I assume the Patch statement is being executed by something like a Submit button. If you use the IF statement that checks for the fields not being empty to set the button display mode then users won't be able to submit until they fill in the fields. They will also have a visible indicator that they can't submit. You can also add a label with a message about required fields that uses the same IF statement in the Visible property.

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