ACL on related list

[richardhofing]

I want to allow Read access to a related list on a CI if the user has read access to the CI. I defined an ACL on the related list table for this: answer = current.u_configuration_item.canRead(), but it is not working.

The "u_configuration_item" field is a reference to the CI. My test user can read the CI record, but the records on the related list are being restricted.

[SanjivMeher]

Where did you add the script answer = current.u_configuration_item.canRead()? 

The ACL should be created on CI Contracts table.

[richardhofing]

Yes, the ACL is created on the CI Contact table:

[SanjivMeher · Accepted solution]

Can you do a canRead on a field?

I think you should glideRecord to that CI and then do a GlideRecordObject.canRead()

[richardhofing]

Hi Sanjiv, you are correct, that is what I did (ss below) and it works perfectly. Thank you very much!

var gr = GlideRecord('cmdb_ci');
if(gr.get(current.u_configuration_item))
answer = gr.canRead();
else
answer = true;