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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pubudu · ‎08-25-2020

What ever fields right clicked then take Full Qualified Label Name please see the attachment
EX : All ASSETS => NEW => GENERAL TAB => LOCATION(Right clicked) => SHOW LOCATION (Clicked) => "assigned_to.location" (see the first line), This is the full qualified label name.
If you want to make location read only : UI POLICY (type search) => TABLE NAME('Hardware') => SCRIPT => RUN SCRIPT => EXECUTE IF TRUE (Java Script Function) =>

if(!g_user.hasRoleExactly('u_testrole')){
g_form.setReadOnly('assigned_to.location',true);
}

RovanM · ‎03-13-2025

This party is probably over long long ago, but I found this could be done at field level, if needed by updating the Reference field attribute - readonly_clickthrough=true