Lay Required Field Record For Free

Best Practice Required fields should be indicated with either a symbol or text, not just color. When providing an indicator for a required field, it should be placed right before the form field. This allows a screen reader to read the indicator to a screen reader user right before the user activates the field.

In this example an asterisk(*) is used to indicate that a form field is required to be filled out.

Different ways to make field mandatory : Make the field ?Required? at the time of field creation by checking the ?Required? check box. Make the field Required through Page Layout by checking the ?Required ? checkbook in Field Properties. Validation Rules can also be used to make the field mandatory.

Create a database view. Add a table to the database view. Example left join in creating a database view. Specify a field to return. Relabel a column. Specify the number of records to return. Test the database view.

The required attribute is a boolean attribute. When present, it specifies that an input field must be filled out before submitting the form. Note: The required attribute works with the following input types: text, search, url, tel, email, password, date pickers, number, checkbox, radio, and file.

You can use either asterisks or visual indicators to mark the required fields. As a UX Designer, I always recommend marking all required form fields as required, unless there is a specific reason not to.

Click on gear icon then Setup > Object Manager. Choose the object > Page Layouts. Select the page layout that you use on the object. Click on the wrench icon beside the custom field that you will make required. Select the Required checkbox. Click on Ok, then click on Save.

How to indicate a required field Provide the required text in the label. Provide a graphic * image in the label with appropriate alt text. Providing a star (asterisk) symbol. Use of color to identify if a form control is required. Providing HTML5 and ARIA required attributes.