"Optional" label on mandatory fields - Orbeon Forms 2023.1.3

[Keira Zikmanis]

Hello, I'm encountering an issue where despite marking fields on my form as mandatory, and seeing the asterisk indicating they are mandator, they still have a label that says "(optional)" 

How can I fix this?

Thanks so much for your help.

[Alessandro Vernet]

Hi Keira,

I suspect that "(optional)" is part of the label, as it isn't something Orbeon Forms adds. In Form Builder, try clicking on the label and removing "(optional)" from the text.

-Alex

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[Charles Ormiston]

Hi Keira,

The "(optional)" label you're seeing is a styling convention set BC Government's particular implementation or Orbeon. We suppress the "*" markings for required fields and add "(optional)" to any fields not required. 

Unfortunately, there's a discrepancy between what is presented to the user when deployed, and what you see when you test the form in Form Builder; they use two different rendering engines and their styles aren't properly aligned. This is mentioned in our CMS Forms manual and you would see the correct display in CMS Lite.

Questions about the BC Government's implementation of Orbeon ("CMS Forms") should be directed to me through normal email. I'm your primary support.

Charles Ormiston