ERECRUITMENT - Making Container element in Container Sequence mandatory

Flexibilization within container elements are working fine. However, we need the option to make some container elements as mandatory. For example - We do not want external candidates to submit an application without completing the Work Experience container element. I have made vertain fields within the Work Experience container element as mandatory and this works, but the issue is when the candidate totally skips this container element and submits the application.
I did not find any IMG option to do this, is it possible only within the BSP? Any ideas?
Thoughts appreciated.
Regards, Sunil

Hello Sunil,
this is a functionality many customers would like to have. The work experience might be not the best example as there are really applicants who apply for their first job and could never fill this container but from a general point of view the requirement is valid.
Unfortunately there is no possibility within the standard delivery to check required fields outside of the container at the end of the application wizard. We discussed this with SAP and we got the answer that they can't change the system behavoir due to some architecture issues.
The only option I currently see would be trying a modification to check your required inputs on the "Submit" button of the application wizard. Of course this might get very tricky if you use different contexts with different sets of required fields.
Best regards
Roman Weise

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