How do I make a Reference field Read Only but keep the 'Info' button?

Wayne Richmond · ‎05-16-2016

I am putting a Reference field on a form to another record. I don't want people to edit the field but I want them to be able to click the 'Info' so they can view / go to the record.

Read Only:

Non-Read Only:

I've tried making the field Read Only via a Client Script and a UI Policy, both get rid of the Info button. Any ideas?

Akash4 · ‎05-16-2016

Hi Wayne,

Create a UI Policy on the reference field that you wanted to make as 'read-only'. Then, set the System Property "glide.ui.reference.readonly.clickthrough" to true.

This will allow you to access the Info button in read-only mode.

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Wayne Richmond · ‎05-19-2016

Great, thanks for that! Good to know about these properties!

Silverwulf · ‎10-20-2022

This is great. Is there a way we could do this with a catalog form UI script? I am looking for a way to do this for a catalog form, but not do this globally. How would I set this property ( glide.ui.reference.readonly.clickthrough ) on that field; could i use g_form to call and set this property?

Daniel Borkowi1 · ‎06-07-2018

Use readonly_clickthrough=true attribute in Dictionary for dedicated fields.

E.g. in advanced Dictionary view:

Andreas R · ‎04-08-2021

Bingo. This should be the accepted answer.

Akash4 · ‎07-21-2024

Maybe its because the Accepted answer is in 2016, limited attributes were available then 😁. And I am glad to see @Daniel Borkowi1 answer here!

Regards, Akash
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