A required field is one that DigiParser treats as essential: the system tries to extract it whenever it’s in the document, and the field stays in your schema and exports even when some documents have no value for it.

• Required: The field is part of your core data. DigiParser aims to always extract a value when it’s present in the document. If it’s not found, the value can be empty, but the field remains in your schema and in exports.
• Not required: The field is optional. It’s fine if the document doesn’t contain it; the value can often be left empty.

Required fields are useful when you always want a certain piece of information (e.g. Invoice Number, Total Amount) and you want it to appear in exports and integrations even when it’s missing for a given document.

Use required for fields that:

• You always need in exports or reports (e.g. Invoice Number, Vendor Name, Total).
• Are central to your workflow (e.g. Payment Date, Amount).
• You use in integrations (e.g. Xero, Google Sheets) and don’t want to drop.

Use optional (not required) for fields that:

• Sometimes appear in your documents (e.g. Notes, Discount Code).
• Are nice to have but not essential for every document.

• Extraction: Required fields are still extracted by AI when the information is in the document. “Required” doesn’t guarantee a value—it signals that the field is important.
• Exports and integrations: Required fields typically stay in your export format and integration mappings, even when some documents have empty values. That keeps your spreadsheets or Xero/Sheets structure consistent.
• Review: You can filter or sort by “missing” values to find documents where important fields weren’t found, then fix them manually if needed.

• Don’t mark everything required: Use it only for fields you truly need every time. Too many required fields can make it harder to handle unusual documents.
• Use with clear names and types: Required works best when the field has a clear name, the right type (e.g. Number for amounts), and a good AI Description so the system knows what to look for.

• Add/Edit Fields – Add fields and configure them.
• Field Types Explained – Choose the right type for each field.