Indicate a missing field right away

[paulvierkant]

What is the problem that your suggestion solves?

When I register a DOI and fill out the form, I sometimes miss a required field and only see the notice it at the end of the form.

What solution might meet your needs?

There might be different solutions:

1. Once I clicked into a required field and did not fill it out, turn it into red adding a message that this field is required to register the DOI.
2. Put a link to the anchor of the missing field in the message at the bottom of the form. This way a user only has to click on it to jump to the respective field avoiding lots of doomscrolling.
3. Additionally, a "to the top" button might come in handy too.

Your name

Paul Vierkant

Your organization

DataCite

What alternatives have you tried or considered?

No response

Is there anything else you would like to share?

No response

What group(s) would benefit from your suggestion?

• DataCite members registering DOIs and metadata and administering accounts
• Developers building integrations with DataCite services
• Harvesters who index DataCite DOIs and metadata
• Individuals or institutions analyzing DataCite DOIs and metadata
• DataCite staff
• Other

If other group(s), please describe.

No response