Best way to set up multiple required fields that's user-friendly?

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I've been tasked with getting two enum fields - Subsystem and Issue Type - as required prior to the issue being submitted. I built the workflows like so -

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rule Base requirements 
 
when <issue created or updated> { 
 
Subsystem.required("Subsystem is required");

Issue Type.required("Issue type is required");

}


But because the issue is being 'updated' every time I select a new value in either of the two fields the site hiccups and eliminates the value I just selected. The only way I was able to get this work was to put the requirements in cascading if...else statements but then the user is forced to fill out the issue in a certain order, which is bizzare.

I also tried making the issues Can not be empty but then I am forced to provide a default value in the enumeration that represents 'empty' and end up back where I started, only with


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assert Subsystem != {No SubSystem} : "Please select a subsystem"


But more than one of those and I get the same issue.

Any way around this?

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In case anyone else comes around and sees this, a workaround I've got doing pretty much what we're looking for is:

rule Base Requirements 
 
when issue.becomesReported() { 
  Related System.required(fail message); 
  summary.required(fail message); 
  Issue Type.required(fail message); 
}


This defers the errors until the user tries to create the issue, then reveals them one at a time. It's not really what I want, but it is a step in the right direction.
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