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.
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A Hint appears inside the field until the user starts typing.
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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
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From your Bullhorn menu, select Admin > Field Mappings.
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S-Release: Go to Tools > Field Mappings.
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Expand the entity that contains the field you want to modify.
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Search for and select the field.
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Add your help text:
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Enter text in the Hint field to display guidance inside the field.
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Enter text in the Description field to show instructions above the field.
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- Click Save .
You may need to refresh your Bullhorn session to see the change.
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You can insert a line break in a hint by using the HTML tag <br>.
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Some edit types (such as DHTML or Money fields) may not display hints consistently.
