# Require a field to be unique on a per user basis, rather than object wide

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/require-a-field-to-be-unique-on-a-per-user-basis-rather-than-object-wide/9660>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** users-logins, record-management, connections\
**Created:** [June 15, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/require-a-field-to-be-unique-on-a-per-user-basis-rather-than-object-wide/9660 "2015-06-15T17:11:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MarkCrawfo95602](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/markcrawfo95602/32/170_2.png) [@MarkCrawfo95602](https://forums.knack.com/u/MarkCrawfo95602)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/require-a-field-to-be-unique-on-a-per-user-basis-rather-than-object-wide/9660/1 "2015-06-15T17:11:00Z")

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I would find it useful to be able to set a field on a form unique to that logged in user and not object wide.

That way an object could have multiple of the same values for the same field but no duplicates per user.

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**Author:** ![ThibautEgg59867](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@ThibautEgg59867](https://forums.knack.com/u/ThibautEgg59867)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/require-a-field-to-be-unique-on-a-per-user-basis-rather-than-object-wide/9660/2 "2016-04-22T07:18:04Z")

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Very much needed indeed!  
Any workaround from anyone?

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**Author:** ![petraLewis30702](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/petralewis30702/32/893_2.png) [@petraLewis30702](https://forums.knack.com/u/petraLewis30702)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/require-a-field-to-be-unique-on-a-per-user-basis-rather-than-object-wide/9660/3 "2016-01-17T13:00:07Z")

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yes, I so need this!