HOW TO SHOW FIELDS TOOLTIP IN FORM

In Dynamics 365, when creating / editing entity fields, there is a property that is largely ignored and rarely used by the customizer. This property is the Description that is displayed when seeing the list of fields in the customizations.

Other than the customizations, the Description property is shown as a tooltip on the field when the user hovers over a field label in the form. This feature is an OOB one and does not need any additional development, and will avoid to enter long field label.

You can also use the Description property to better clarify and explain the purpose of the field and improve the understanding of how it should be used.

In the below steps, we will see how to set up tooltip for the fields:
  1. Go to https://make.powerapps.com
  2. Open your solution that contains your needed fields to add/edit the tooltip
  3. Go to your entity and open the field's details
  4. In the Description property, enter the text that should appear to instruct the user about what the column is for
    Description field tooltip

  5. Once published, The description's text will appear as tooltip for the user in model-driven apps when they hover over the label
    Description built-in field tooltip

    Description custom field tooltip

Bonus Tips:
  • The maximum number of characters that can be enter in the Description property is 300
  • With the upcoming 2021 release wave 2, hover tooltips on column labels for full descriptions will be removed


Hope This Helps!

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