Adding Field Hints and Descriptions

Hints and descriptions help guide users on what information to enter and how to enter it. They’re a great way to improve data quality and reduce confusion.

  • A Hint appears inside the field until the user starts typing.

  • A Description appears above the field and provides a short explanation or instruction.

Hints will only display on certain edit types, and will not show if the field has a default value.

Adding a Field Hint or Description

  1. From your Bullhorn menu, select Admin > Field Mappings.

    • S-Release: Go to Tools > Field Mappings.

  2. Expand the entity that contains the field you want to modify.

  3. Search for and select the field.

  4. Add your help text:

    • Enter text in the Hint field to display guidance inside the field.

    • Enter text in the Description field to show instructions above the field.

  5. Click Save .

You may need to refresh your Bullhorn session to see the change.

 

  • You can insert a line break in a hint by using the HTML tag <br>.

  • Some edit types (such as DHTML or Money fields) may not display hints consistently.