Symptom
- The tab focus is not falling on icons inside input boxes.
- This could cause accessibility issues for screen readers.
- One such example is the help or reveal password icon on the login screen:
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Environment
SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite
Resolution
- It is an expected behavior that the icons inside input boxes do not react to the Tab key.
- Users should use the 'F4' or 'Alt + Arrow down' keys to select those icons. Please refer to the documentation about Keyboard Handling for SAPUI5 UI Elements.
Important: Please note that since the basic authentication page is already being deprecated, no further changes will be made to it. For more information please see KBA 3472405 - Deprecation of Basic Authentication and Third-Party Corporate Identity Provider (IdP) Direct Integration with SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite
See Also
- SAP Help - Keyboard Handling for SAPUI5 UI Elements
- KBA 3472405 - Deprecation of Basic Authentication and Third-Party Corporate Identity Provider (IdP) Direct Integration with SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite
Keywords
Accessibility, Tab Focus, Help Icon, NVDA, Screen Reader, Keyboard Navigation, Web Accessibility Control, SAPUI5 UI Elements, Screen Reader , KBA , LOD-SF-PLT-WAC , Web Accessibility Control , How To
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