MVC5 View controls required even without Model [required] attribute Why? I don’t need them.

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User-544325736 posted

Hello everyone,

I have a view with a submit button. It has multiple controls many of them are DropDownLists. In My Model class I only have certain properties that are required. My page will not submit unless all of my dropdownlists are picked it is making extra controls required when I don’t want them. Any Idea why this is? Here is the code that I have. (Its making me have Software Type, Source, and Manufacturer)

//Model
[Required]
        [Display(Name = "Part Book / Category")]
        public string PartBook { get; set; }
        //decimal
        public string PartNextNumber { get; set; }

        [Display(Name = "Today's Date")]
        public DateTime DateEntered { get; set; }

        [Required]
        [Display(Name = "Entered By")]
        public int EnteredBy { get; set; }

        [Display(Name = "Software Type")]
        public int SoftwareType { get; set; }

        //unsure of this one ********************
        [Display(Name = "Assembly Number")]
        public string UsedOnAssembly { get; set; }
        // INT OR BOOL ?
        [Display(Name = "Global Part")]
        public bool GlobalPart { get; set; }

        //[Required]
        public int Source { get; set; }

        public int Manufacturer { get; set; }

        [Display(Name = "Manufacturer Part Number")]
        public string ManufacturerPartNumber { get; set; }
//View
t-danger" })

                        <div class="panel-body">
<div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6">
                                    @*   Change to DropDownList of ParkBooks   *@
                                    @*@onchange="location.href='"+
                                        Url.Action("DoPartBookFunc","Parts", "parkbookDDL")+"'" *@

                                    @Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.PartBook,
                                     (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>) ViewBag.PartBookDDL,
                                     "", new { @class = "form-control" })
                                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(x => x.PartBook,
                                     "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
                                </div>
<div class="form-group row">
                                <div class="col-md-3 col-lg-3">
                                    @Html.LabelFor(x => x.SoftwareType,
                                     htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label" })
                                </div>
                                <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6">
                                    @Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.SoftwareType,
                                     (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.SoftwareTypeDDL,
                                     "", new { @class = "form-control" })
                                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(x => x.SoftwareType, "",
                                     new { @class = "text-danger" })
                                </div>
<div class="form-group row">
                                <div class="col-md-3 col-lg-3">
                                    @Html.LabelFor(x => x.Source,
                                     htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label" })
                                </div>
                                <div class="col-md-9 col-lg-9">
                                    @Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.Source,
                                     (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>) ViewBag.SourceDDL,
                                     "", new { @class="form-control" })
                                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(x => x.Source,
                                     "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
                                </div>
                            </div>

                            <div class="form-group row">
                                <div class="col-md-3 col-lg-3">
                                    @Html.LabelFor(x => x.Manufacturer,
                                     htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label" })
                                </div>
                                <div class="col-md-6 col-lg-6">
                                    @Html.DropDownListFor(x => x.Manufacturer,
                                     (IEnumerable<SelectListItem>)ViewBag.ManufacturerDDL,
                                     "", new { @class="form-control" })
                                    @Html.ValidationMessageFor(x => x.Manufacturer,
                                     "", new { @class = "text-danger" })