{"id":945,"date":"2018-05-08T08:27:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T08:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/?p=945"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:17:28","slug":"required-fields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/track-time-and-expenses\/required-fields","title":{"rendered":"Required fields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can prevent users from adding incomplete time entries by using required fields.&nbsp;This will ensure that all time entries have a mandatory minimum amount of information assigned to them, so your reports are organized and accurate at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-highlight-box custom-box color-green\"><div class=\"box-header\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><mask id=\"mask-green\" style=\"mask-type:alpha\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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paid feature, which you can enable by <a aria-label=\"upgrading (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upgrading<\/a> your workspace to any of the paid plans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to enable required fields<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Workspace Settings page, administrators can define which fields on a time entry are mandatory before the time entry can be created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can make these fields mandatory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Task<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Description<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/clockify.me\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/required-fields-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3289\" 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