Symptom
- Asterisks are used to indicate required input fields, but there is no instruction provided to inform users about this functionality.
- Users are unable to understand the significance of asterisks within labels, leading to accessibility issues.
- The inline validation message “This Value is Required” appears only when users reach or validate the field.
- WCAG reference: 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions.
Environment
SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting
Reproducing the Issue
- Open an external career site and start a job application.
- Navigate to a form where required fields are indicated with an asterisk within the label.
- With a screen reader active, focus the fields and observe that no up-front instruction explains the asterisk convention.
- Note that the inline validation message such as “This Value is Required” appears only upon interacting with or validating the field.
- Observe that some job application elements may use non-semantic markup.
Resolution
The behavior is by design: the application does not add extra instructional text for the required-field asterisk to keep forms clean and reduce visual noise; required state is exposed programmatically for assistive technologies and supported by inline validation.
See Also
Keywords
accessibility, asterisk, required field, labels or instructions, wcag 3.3.2, screen reader, aria-required, inline validation, mandatory field, fiori behavior, required indicator, job application form, recruiting, career site, form guidance , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-ACC , SuccessFactors Recruiting Management Accessibility , Problem
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