Hi all,

I'm working on a fairly complex SugarCRM installation where there are a number of legacy CSV files to import, which are inconsistent. Some records don't have any names (firstname or lastname), some don't have an email address, and so on.

In trying to import a couple of test CSV files, I followed the instructions elsewhere in the forum to remove the "Required" field from last_name. After the import, the error dump revealed that LBL_LAST_NAME was still a required field and so did not import records without a last name.

So, I'm hoping that someone on this - extremely valuable - forum can help. My questions in a nutshell are...

1. If SugarCRM is saying that LBL_LAST_NAME is still required, have I just not removed the "required" flag correctly?

2. Does SugarCRM want a required field at all? Can I have a setup where no fields are required?

The only field which is complete for almost every record is "source", so I'm thinking of using that as the required field, if SugarCRM insists on having at least one field as required.

Grateful for advice. Many thanks.
Paul