"This cloned descendant element is read-only"for Department field on cmdb_ci_server

[Andrew Linenber]

Hello.

I need to make the "Department" field on cmdb_ci_server mandatory.  However, when I go to the dictionary entry, I get a message that states "This cloned descendant element is read-only, Click here to open editable first element (cmdb.department) in a new window."

Clicking on the link takes me to cmdb.department, so I created a dictionary override for that field to be mandatory on the cmdb_ci_server table, but it still isn't working.  Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

[Mark Stanger · Accepted solution]

That works just fine for me in my London instance so maybe you're seeing a bug that's since been fixed.  A simple workaround (and maybe even a better solution anyway) would be to create a UI policy to control the mandatory behavior of that field.