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3591781 - How to select icons inside input boxes via keyboard in SuccessFactors

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

See Also

SAP Help - Keyboard Handling for SAPUI5 UI Elements

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

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions