Form fields

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title: Form fields
description: A field represents an individual item of data on a record.Indicators are used on some fields to denote a special field type.The AI indicator visually identifies form fields in configurable workspace and Core UI that have been updated with AI-generated content.
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# Form fields

A field represents an individual item of data on a record.

Users can view and modify field data on a form. For more detailed information, see [Field administration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/c_IntroductionToFields.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Forms in the classic environment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/c_UsingForms.md)

## Field status indicators

Indicators are used on some fields to denote a special field type.

A field status indicator is a colored asterisk that may appear to the left of mandatory fields. Field status indicators change colors to represent different states of mandatory fields.

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Indicator

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Unpopulated

</td><td>

Required field is empty. The user must enter a value to save the form. Default color is red.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Populated — savedPopulated — unsaved

</td><td>

Required field contains a value that was saved or must be saved.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>\[Omitted image "FieldStatusIndicatorsUI15.png"\] Alt text: Core UI field status indicators

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[Define field styles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/t_DefineFieldStyles.md)

## AI indicator

The AI indicator visually identifies form fields in configurable workspace and Core UI that have been updated with AI-generated content.

The AI indicator, \[Omitted image "AI-indicator-sparkle.png"\] Alt text: AI indicator sparkle, an icon featuring "AI" and the ServiceNow Otto logo, displays next to relevant fields. It serves as a notification that the field's content was generated or updated by a predictive AI agent. When you manually update a field with the AI indicator, the icon is cleared, indicating that the field is no longer AI-generated. For more information, see .