User interface standards for field labels

On BMC Remedy ITSM forms, field labels provide data entry hints. The following table lists the significance of field-label formats and special characters.

Field-label format or special characters	Significance for data entry
Bold label	Field is required to submit and update the form. Important: If you leave the field blank when you attempt to submit the form, the field is highlighted with a red border.
Field label not bold	Field is optional.
Label followed by an asterisk (*)	Field is Section 508 compliant. For more information about Section 508 requirements, see https://www.section508.gov.
Italicized label	System-generated value for this field. Typically this field is read-only for the user.
Label followed by a plus sign +	Additional functionality is associated with this field. Typically, you access this functionality by pressing Enter. For example, you might press Enter in a field to access a search dialog box or to perform a search based on the value typed into the field. If a field label followed by a plus sign is also bold, the field is required. Otherwise, the field is optional.

For examples of field-label formatting in Incident Management, see the following figure:

User interface standards for field labels

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