def create_required(variable, window, in_options=False, var_type='numeric', var_length='11'):
    """
        Returns the required `dict` to be used by lottus
        :param variable `str`: the variable of that will be stored in the session
        :param window `str`: the name of the window that this required object points to
        :param in_options `bool`: indicates whether the value to be stored will be found in the options list
        :param var_type `str`: indicates the type of the variable
        :param var_length `str`: indicates the length of the variable
    """
    return {
        'var': variable,
        'window': window,
        'in_options': in_options,
        'type': var_type,
        'length': var_length
    }