Type the text that forms the label. If the text is wider than the panel, click the Open icon to access a larger window that allows you to edit the longer text.

When you plan to localize the application using this rule, choose the text carefully and limit text length to 64 characters. When practical, choose a caption already included in a language pack, to simplify later localization.

Optionally, if this label is within a cell of a section that includes parameter declarations on the Parameters tab, you can enter the notation param.NAME here, to use a parameter value for the label text, where NAME identifies a string parameter. Make sure that the NAME parameter is declared on the Parameters tab, and that your application provides a non-blank value for the parameter value in all possible situations where the section appears. See Sections Completing the Parameter tab.

If you need a text label that is longer than 64 characters and do not plan to localize this application, consider a paragraph rule rather than a label. See Adding paragraphs to place rich text in a layout cell or header.

If you leave this blank, the generated HTML from this form assumes that this label identifies the cell (if any) immediately to the right of the current cell.

If this field is not blank, the generated HTML from this form at runtime allows:

• A user to click this label to move focus to the cell containing the property
• Screen reader software (such as the JAWS for Windows®) to identify to the cell containing the property.
• The Required box on the related property to cause display of an orange asterisk next to the label.

You can't reference a field value rule here.

During design of a harness, section, or flow action form, complete this field to support simpler drag-and-drop operations. When completed, both the label and the associated field move together.

Select to cause an asterisk (

However, checking Required for a Label cell does not affect the processing or validation of user input. To mark a field as required to be non-blank, check the Required box in the field Cell panel. To cause both validation of the value and the asterisk to appear, check the Required box for both the Label and Field panels.

When cleared, a drop-down menu appears giving you the option of aligning the column headers to the left, right, or middle.

Select to cause the label to be presented with read-only styles always, or based on a when condition rule, even when the enclosing layout is in read-write mode.

If desired, in the field that displays, specify a read only condition using:

• The When Name key part of a when condition rule. Click the Open icon
  
  
  to review or create the rule.
• A simple expression based on the comparison of a pair of constants, properties, or both, combined by Boolean operators, such as .Color="Red". You can combine the expression with a when condition rule or another expression using the && and || operators.

As a best practice, use the Condition Builder to edit this field. Click the Open condition builder icon to open the tool. See Using the Condition Builder to configure dynamic UI actions.

To control the visibility of the label, select one of the following:

• Always : always visible
• Condition (expression) : the region is visible under the specified condition. In the field that displays, select a condition or click the Gear icon to open the Using the Condition Builder to configure dynamic UI actions.. You can define a simple expression based on the comparison of a pair of constants, properties, or both, combined by Boolean operators, such as .Color="Red". You can combine the expression with a when condition rule or another expression using the && and || operators.
• Condition (when) : the region is visible under the specified condition. In the field that displays, select a when rule. Click the Open icon to create a new when condition or review an existing when condition.

If this section is to become part of navigation in a composite portal, you can make the header visible only when a specific space is the current space. Enter an expression here similar to the following:

Optional: If authorized, you can provide a unique Test ID to better support automated testing of your application.

When creating a control that supports you can use a combination of numbers, letters, and underscores, or click the Generate ID button to create a unique ID. The attribute data-test-id is then generated for the selected element.

After the test ID has been generated, you can view your Test ID in HTML or display it in the Enabling run-time branching and editing panel. You also have the option to have all controls that support Test IDs in a ruleset updated in bulk.

The Test ID is available to access groups that include the PegaRULES:TestID privilege. To disable Test ID, remove the PegaRULES:TestID from the access group.

You can Skin form — Components tab — Controls — Labels and create additional formats in the skin rule.