How are required and optional fields distinguished in a Phreesia form?

• A. Required fields must be completed; optional fields can be skipped; enforcement via form validation rules and conditional logic.
• B. All fields are optional by default.
• C. Optional fields are never saved.
• D. There are no optional fields.

Answer: (A)

Understanding how forms distinguish required from optional fields helps you see how data collection stays both complete and flexible. In Phreesia forms, fields can be marked as required, which means they must be filled in before you can submit. The system uses form validation rules to enforce this, and conditional logic can make a field required only in certain situations (for example, if another answer meets a specific condition). Optional fields can be left blank and won’t block submission, but you can still fill them in if you want to provide more information. This combination—validation rules plus conditional logic—creates the clear distinction between required and optional fields.

The other statements don’t fit the reality of forms: not everything is optional by default, optional fields are not inherently unusable or never saved, and there are indeed optional fields in most forms.