Make entire field read only without using ACL's

[June Anderson]

I would like to make an entire form read_only without using acl based on a role. I am choosing to find an alternative to acl based on the fact that individuals in this role could also have other roles that will still enable the to write on the form based on any other role they might have 

My requirement is as below

I am a user with role, e.g, "project_manager", when I access projects to review, the project form should be read_only, so that I am not able to do anything besides read the project form 

is there a way I can use business rule or even a client script to tackle this requirement.

Gracias Amigos 

[Harshal Aditya]

Hi @June Anderson ,

Hope you are doing well.

Yes it can be achieved without ACL using combination of client script and client callable script include.

But it will be difficult to manage the code if we are not using ACLs as there will be 50+ fields on the project form and  we will  need to write 50 lines to make the fields read only. Plus if any field already mandatory by other client script, UI policy or dictionary will give us hard time

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Regards,
Harshal

[June Anderson]

hi

is it not going to cause issues with users who have other roles plus the project_manager role 

and can you be a dear and help out with the acl. Though I am familiar with ACL's. this one is a bit complex for me

Thank you

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@June Anderson 

you can use onLoad client script on that table and make all fields as readonly; but it won't work on list

function onLoad(){
	if(g_user.hasRoleExactly('project_manager')){
		var fields = g_form.getEditableFields();
		for (var x = 0; x < fields.length; x++) {
			g_form.setReadOnly(fields[x], true);
		}
	}
}

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