diff --git a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
index e2fb6f8..4a80caa 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
             />
             <Box mt={0.75}>
                <MDTypography component="div" variant="caption" color="error" fontWeight="regular">
-                  {!isDisabled && <div className="fieldErrorMessage"><ErrorMessage name={name} /></div>}
+                  {!isDisabled && <div className="fieldErrorMessage"><ErrorMessage name={name} render={msg => <span data-field-error="true">{msg}</span>} /></div>}
                </MDTypography>
             </Box>
          </>
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
index 02f3d85..59c060e 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
+++ b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,18 @@ class DynamicFormUtils
    {
       if (field.isRequired)
       {
-         return (Yup.string().required(`${field.label} is required.`));
+         if(field.possibleValueSourceName)
+         {
+            ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // the "nullable(true)" here doesn't mean that you're allowed to set the field to null... //
+            // rather, it's more like "null is how empty will be treated" or some-such...             //
+            ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            return (Yup.string().required(`${field.label} is required.`).nullable(true));
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            return (Yup.string().required(`${field.label} is required.`));
+         }
       }
       return (null);
    }
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicSelect.tsx b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicSelect.tsx
index ac558c8..a11a2b3 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicSelect.tsx
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ import Autocomplete from "@mui/material/Autocomplete";
 import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import Switch from "@mui/material/Switch";
 import TextField from "@mui/material/TextField";
-import {useFormikContext} from "formik";
+import {ErrorMessage, useFormikContext} from "formik";
 import React, {useEffect, useState} from "react";
+import MDTypography from "qqq/components/legacy/MDTypography";
 import Client from "qqq/utils/qqq/Client";
 
 interface Props
@@ -246,78 +247,85 @@ function DynamicSelect({tableName, processName, fieldName, overrideId, fieldLabe
    // console.log(`default value: ${JSON.stringify(defaultValue)}`);
 
    const autocomplete = (
-      <Autocomplete
-         id={overrideId ?? fieldName}
-         sx={{background: isDisabled ? "#f0f2f5!important" : "initial"}}
-         open={open}
-         fullWidth
-         onOpen={() =>
-         {
-            setOpen(true);
-            // console.log("setting open...");
-            if(options.length == 0)
+      <Box>
+         <Autocomplete
+            id={overrideId ?? fieldName}
+            sx={{background: isDisabled ? "#f0f2f5!important" : "initial"}}
+            open={open}
+            fullWidth
+            onOpen={() =>
             {
-               // console.log("no options yet, so setting search term to ''...");
-               setSearchTerm("");
-            }
-         }}
-         onClose={() =>
-         {
-            setOpen(false);
-         }}
-         isOptionEqualToValue={(option, value) => option.id === value.id}
-         getOptionLabel={(option) =>
-         {
-            // @ts-ignore
-            if(option && option.length)
+               setOpen(true);
+               // console.log("setting open...");
+               if(options.length == 0)
+               {
+                  // console.log("no options yet, so setting search term to ''...");
+                  setSearchTerm("");
+               }
+            }}
+            onClose={() =>
+            {
+               setOpen(false);
+            }}
+            isOptionEqualToValue={(option, value) => option.id === value.id}
+            getOptionLabel={(option) =>
             {
                // @ts-ignore
-               option = option[0];
-            }
+               if(option && option.length)
+               {
+                  // @ts-ignore
+                  option = option[0];
+               }
+               // @ts-ignore
+               return option.label
+            }}
+            options={options}
+            loading={loading}
+            onInputChange={inputChanged}
+            onBlur={handleBlur}
+            defaultValue={defaultValue}
             // @ts-ignore
-            return option.label
-         }}
-         options={options}
-         loading={loading}
-         onInputChange={inputChanged}
-         onBlur={handleBlur}
-         defaultValue={defaultValue}
-         // @ts-ignore
-         onChange={handleChanged}
-         noOptionsText={"No matches found"}
-         onKeyPress={e =>
-         {
-            if (e.key === "Enter")
+            onChange={handleChanged}
+            noOptionsText={"No matches found"}
+            onKeyPress={e =>
             {
-               e.preventDefault();
-            }
-         }}
-         renderOption={renderOption}
-         filterOptions={filterOptions}
-         disabled={isDisabled}
-         multiple={isMultiple}
-         disableCloseOnSelect={isMultiple}
-         limitTags={5}
-         slotProps={{popper: {className: "DynamicSelectPopper"}}}
-         renderInput={(params) => (
-            <TextField
-               {...params}
-               label={fieldLabel}
-               variant="standard"
-               autoComplete="off"
-               type="search"
-               InputProps={{
-                  ...params.InputProps,
-                  endAdornment: (
-                     <React.Fragment>
-                        {loading ? <CircularProgress color="inherit" size={20} /> : null}
-                        {params.InputProps.endAdornment}
-                     </React.Fragment>
-                  ),
-               }}
-            />
-         )}
-      />
+               if (e.key === "Enter")
+               {
+                  e.preventDefault();
+               }
+            }}
+            renderOption={renderOption}
+            filterOptions={filterOptions}
+            disabled={isDisabled}
+            multiple={isMultiple}
+            disableCloseOnSelect={isMultiple}
+            limitTags={5}
+            slotProps={{popper: {className: "DynamicSelectPopper"}}}
+            renderInput={(params) => (
+               <TextField
+                  {...params}
+                  label={fieldLabel}
+                  variant="standard"
+                  autoComplete="off"
+                  type="search"
+                  InputProps={{
+                     ...params.InputProps,
+                     endAdornment: (
+                        <React.Fragment>
+                           {loading ? <CircularProgress color="inherit" size={20} /> : null}
+                           {params.InputProps.endAdornment}
+                        </React.Fragment>
+                     ),
+                  }}
+               />
+            )}
+         />
+         <Box mt={0.75}>
+            <MDTypography component="div" variant="caption" color="error" fontWeight="regular">
+               {!isDisabled && <div className="fieldErrorMessage"><ErrorMessage name={fieldName} render={msg => <span data-field-error="true">{msg}</span>} /></div>}
+            </MDTypography>
+         </Box>
+      </Box>
    );
 
 
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/forms/EntityForm.tsx b/src/qqq/components/forms/EntityForm.tsx
index 1d3c2ef..9d1761a 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/forms/EntityForm.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/forms/EntityForm.tsx
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
 import Card from "@mui/material/Card";
 import Grid from "@mui/material/Grid";
 import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
-import {Form, Formik} from "formik";
-import React, {useContext, useReducer, useState} from "react";
+import {Form, Formik, useFormikContext} from "formik";
+import React, {useContext, useEffect, useReducer, useState} from "react";
 import {useLocation, useNavigate, useParams} from "react-router-dom";
 import * as Yup from "yup";
 import QContext from "QContext";
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
 
    const [formTitle, setFormTitle] = useState("");
    const [validations, setValidations] = useState({});
-   const [initialValues, setInitialValues] = useState({} as { [key: string]: string });
+   const [initialValues, setInitialValues] = useState({} as { [key: string]: any });
    const [formFields, setFormFields] = useState(null as Map<string, any>);
    const [t1sectionName, setT1SectionName] = useState(null as string);
    const [nonT1Sections, setNonT1Sections] = useState([] as QTableSection[]);
@@ -233,27 +233,26 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
             ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
             // if default values were supplied for a new record, then populate initialValues, for formik. //
             ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            if(defaultValues)
+            for (let i = 0; i < fieldArray.length; i++)
             {
-               for (let i = 0; i < fieldArray.length; i++)
+               const fieldMetaData = fieldArray[i];
+               const fieldName = fieldMetaData.name;
+               const defaultValue = (defaultValues && defaultValues[fieldName]) ? defaultValues[fieldName] : fieldMetaData.defaultValue;
+               if (defaultValue)
                {
-                  const fieldMetaData = fieldArray[i];
-                  const fieldName = fieldMetaData.name;
-                  if (defaultValues[fieldName])
-                  {
-                     initialValues[fieldName] = defaultValues[fieldName];
+                  initialValues[fieldName] = defaultValue;
 
-                     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                     // we need to set the initialDisplayValue for possible value fields with a default value //
-                     // so, look them up here now if needed                                                   //
-                     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-                     if (fieldMetaData.possibleValueSourceName)
+                  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  // we need to set the initialDisplayValue for possible value fields with a default value //
+                  // so, look them up here now if needed                                                   //
+                  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                  if (fieldMetaData.possibleValueSourceName)
+                  {
+                     const results: QPossibleValue[] = await qController.possibleValues(tableName, null, fieldName, null, [initialValues[fieldName]]);
+                     if (results && results.length > 0)
                      {
-                        const results: QPossibleValue[] = await qController.possibleValues(tableName, null, fieldName, null, [initialValues[fieldName]]);
-                        if (results && results.length > 0)
-                        {
-                           defaultDisplayValues.set(fieldName, results[0].label);
-                        }
+                        defaultDisplayValues.set(fieldName, results[0].label);
+                        initialValues[fieldName] = {id: defaultValue, value: results[0].label}
                      }
                   }
                }
@@ -598,6 +597,7 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
                         isSubmitting,
                      }) => (
                         <Form id={formId} autoComplete="off">
+                           <ScrollToFirstError />
 
                            <Box pb={3} pt={0}>
                               <Card id={`${t1sectionName}`} sx={{overflow: "visible", pb: 2, scrollMarginTop: "100px"}} elevation={cardElevation}>
@@ -672,4 +672,43 @@ function EntityForm(props: Props): JSX.Element
    }
 }
 
+function ScrollToFirstError(): JSX.Element
+{
+   const {submitCount, isValid} = useFormikContext()
+
+   useEffect(() =>
+   {
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // Wrap the code in setTimeout to make sure it runs after the DOM has been //
+      // updated and has the error message elements.                             //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      setTimeout(() =>
+      {
+         ////////////////////////////////////////
+         // Only run on submit or if not valid //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////
+         if (submitCount === 0 || isValid)
+         {
+            return;
+         }
+
+         //////////////////////////////////
+         // Find the first error message //
+         //////////////////////////////////
+         const errorMessageSelector = "[data-field-error]";
+         const firstErrorMessage = document.querySelector(errorMessageSelector);
+         if (!firstErrorMessage)
+         {
+            console.warn(`Form failed validation but no error field was found with selector: ${errorMessageSelector}`);
+            return;
+         }
+         firstErrorMessage.scrollIntoView({block: "center"});
+
+      }, 100)
+   }, [submitCount, isValid])
+
+   return null;
+}
+
+
 export default EntityForm;