How to make field ready-only based on the role?

[siva58]

I created a form and I want to make one  field read-only for the certain roles.

.how to achive this.

ex: i need manager  field non-editable for the user who have the these two roles 1. employee manager, 2. project manager.

[Chandu Telu]

Hi Siva,

It can achieved in multiple ways

1. ACL is Best practice check the role make read-only

https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=afe88471dbaf7304feb1a851ca961967

https://community.servicenow.com/community?id=community_question&sys_id=a4302ffcdb43db449d612926ca96192e

Thanks
Chandu Telu
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[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi,

ACL is the recommended approach i.e. field level WRITE ACL on that field of the table

Another way

1) onLoad client script

Regards
Ankur

[siva58]

i have written onload client script .but it was not working

[Mohith Devatte · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Please try this in on load client script

if(g_user.hasRoleExactly('your role name'))

{

g_form.setReadOnly('your field name',true);

}

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