Make taxvat not required on customer registration form programmatically

Question

I want to force taxvat field as not required on customer create form Even if i have ovrride

vendor/magento/module-customer/view/frontend/templates/widget/taxvat.phtml

with a plugin in my custom module

<div class="field taxvat">
<label class="label" for="<?= $block->escapeHtmlAttr($block->getFieldId('taxvat')) ?>"><span><?= $block->escapeHtml($block->getStoreLabel('taxvat')) ?></span></label>
<div class="control">
    <input type="text" id="<?= $block->escapeHtmlAttr($block->getFieldId('taxvat')) ?>" name="<?= $block->escapeHtmlAttr($block->getFieldName('taxvat')) ?>" value="<?= $block->escapeHtmlAttr($block->getTaxvat()) ?>" title="<?= $block->escapeHtmlAttr($block->getStoreLabel('taxvat')) ?>" class="input-text ">
</div>

removing data-validate="{required:true}"

when i submit form it get me error "Tax/VAT Number" is a required value.

Answer 1

That should be manageable from admin. Location:

Stores -> Configuration -> Customer -> Customer Configuration -> Name and Address Options

Answer 2

solution is to override validateValue function in class

\Magento\Eav\Model\Attribute\Data\Text