Mandatory characteristic

Hi,
is it possible to create a characteristic that is mandatory or not mandatory depending on the value of another characteristic?
I try to explain:
if characteristic A is 123 than characteristic B is mandatory
if characteristic A is 321 than characteristic B in not mandatory
Thanks
MRPINK

Hi MRPINK,
You can give characteristics dependency, in characteristics B, say Characteristics A= '123' and select the check box "Entry Required" of the characteristics so is the dependency meets then it would be mandatory to fill the value of characteristic B.
Regards,
Punam

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