# Bug - third party sponsor is not mandatory field

**URL:** https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-third-party-sponsor-is-not-mandatory-field/3417
**Category:** Forum - Software
**Tags:** enterprise
**Created:** [August 4, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-third-party-sponsor-is-not-mandatory-field/3417 "2023-08-04T11:21:45Z")
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### Author: ![kisero](https://discussions.eramba.org/user_avatar/discussions.eramba.org/kisero/32/2925_2.png) [@kisero](https://discussions.eramba.org/u/kisero)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-third-party-sponsor-is-not-mandatory-field/3417/1 "2023-08-04T11:21:45Z")

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On e3.20.1:

- go to org / third party
- add an item, leave sponsor empty
- you can save the item

this could present serious problems for visualisations as items do not have an owner

ref: [https://github.com/eramba/eramba/issues/4390](https://github.com/eramba/eramba/issues/4390)  
ref: [https://eramba.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/21616](https://eramba.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/21616)