Sharepoint 2010 Datasheet columns that require data are not included in this view

Question

I have a problem in a lists datasheet view. It's a regular issue list with a custom content type added to it. In the content type, there are 9 fields that are set to require information. When I checked every single list field the only field that was required was the title field. So when I used datasheet view and added an item it worked fine just filling out that field.

But I wanted all 9 fields to be required in the datasheet view too, so I updated those fields to be required in the list. The validation works for those fields in the datasheet view but when I have filled all required columns with data it won't save. I got the error message: "columns that require data are not included in this view.......".

Now I am stuck, don't know what to do? I have triple checked every column in the view. Have tried to add every column available in the view but it still complains?

Please, need help?

Answer 1

Have you checked in the Content Types section of the List Settings? Inside a Content Type a column can be marked as Required. The Content Types menu is located just above the columns.

It's possible that there is more than one Content Type, in which case I would be inclined to check all of them to see whether they have required fields.

If this doesn't fix your issue, then it could be that the form has been customised. In Sharepoint there are 3 forms (new/view/edit). It is possible that a Required column is missing from your form.