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How to Prevent Users from Editing the Next Interactive Grid Column Until the Previous Column Is Filled in Oracle APEX

Shayan AbidAug 3 2026 — edited Aug 3 2026

I have an Interactive Grid with the following editable columns:

  • Quantity
  • Rate
  • GST

My requirement is to enforce a sequential data entry process.

The user should not be able to move to or edit the next column until the previous required column has been entered.

For example:

  • If Quantity is empty, the user should not be able to click into or edit the Rate column.
  • if he try to enter value in rate column an error will be display ‘Enter Quantity first’
  • If Rate is empty, the user should not be able to click into or edit the GST column.

In other words, the user must complete the fields in this order:

Quantity → Rate → GST

Is there a supported way to implement this behavior in an Oracle APEX Interactive Grid using JavaScript or the Interactive Grid API? Or any other way.

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