Display Attributes

Choose Display Attributes from the following options:

None No display attributes are specified (the field is displayed in records, and can be edited) Read-Only Field Read-Only fields are displayed in records, but cannot be edited. Read-Only fields can be defined from the Fields tab in Objects, or they can be Lookup-Derived Fields. To change the attributes of a field, see the Display Attributes section in Edit Field Properties. Required Field Required fields are highlighted to indicate that data input is required. If a Required field is empty and an action is taken on the record (Edit and Save for example), an Error Message is displayed. To change the attributes of a field, see the Display Attributes section in Edit Field Properties. Required fields are highlighted with a green bar to the left side of the field. Fields without a highlight are optional Considerations Checkbox fields are not eligible as Required fields Hidden Field Hidden fields are used to maintain data associated with a record, but restrict visibility in the UI. Hidden fields are often used by Developers in the Developer Suite, to facilitate Javascript and formscript operations which can be used to manipulate, set, or update field values. To change the attributes of a field, see the Display Attributes section in Edit Field Properties. Considerations This option is not available for Custom Control field types