JoelS Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Is it possible to make one or more fields of a record format read-only to prevent accidental changes to data? Thanks, Joel. Quote Link to comment
Delmer Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 Joel, sounds like you might want to keep personal copies of common files, maybe use an automated backup software. Quote Link to comment
JoelS Posted May 6, 2005 Author Share Posted May 6, 2005 Delmer, If user A sends a file to user B who makes their specific changes to objects with attached records as part of a group effort and then returns it, how are you to determine in which respects the file has changed so as to screen out data fields that should not have been modified? User A could split the RF into multiple parts to segregate fields that should not be changed but this may cause a significant inconvenience to the operations of user B. Setting a field to read-only would allow full sharing of tasks while also maintaining data integrity. As it stands now, any member of the group can change any data and no one will know. Joel. Quote Link to comment
Delmer Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 I guess I really don't have a specific answer other than if the object itself is locked, the complete record format for that object is likewise locked. Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted May 6, 2005 Share Posted May 6, 2005 It sounds like you might be better off having each user work in his/her own file and using Work Group Referencing to tie everything together. That way, user A can only "screw-up" his own file. I don't know enough about your specific work-flow to offer any better suggestion. Quote Link to comment
JoelS Posted May 7, 2005 Author Share Posted May 7, 2005 Delmer and Travis, Thanks for kicking this around - looks like some kind of procedural solution is required. In any DB it's normal to expect some basic level of access control - I'd like to write-protect layers for some users too in some cases so they could see and snap but not modify. Perhaps some of these functions will appear in future releases? Thanks, Joel. Quote Link to comment
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