@requires & @external

9. @requires & @external

Using `@requires` and `@external`

Use the schema below to answer the following questions.

Shipping subgraph

# Shiping subgraph
type Product @key(fields: "id") {
  id: ID!
  size: Int @external
  weight: Int @external
  shippingEstimate: String @requires(fields: "size weight")
}

Which of the following statements are correct? (Select all that apply)

shippingEstimate should be tagged with @externalWe don't need to define the the id field in the schema.shippingEstimate needs two fields that are defined in a different subgraph.weight cannot be resolved by the shipping subgraph.size can be resolved by the shipping subgraph.

True or False: You can define more than one field in the @requires directive.

TrueFalse

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