Lisa, If you don't want to add a button or field, you can just create an Active Link that runs On Return on your field and Changes it to Read/Write. Limit permissions on the Active Link so that only authorized personnel can make the change. That way you can just click on the field, hit <Return> to make it Read/Write, and make your change. Customers will not have permission to make the change.
HTH, Dennis Ruble "Kemes, Lisa" <[email protected]> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" <[email protected]> 10/29/2010 02:48 PM Please respond to [email protected] To [email protected] cc Subject Re: Display as Text for Character Field ** Not a bad idea at all. I just didn't want to have to create another field, but it looks like I might have to if I want to keep the "look" that this field is locked down (so to speak) when the customer is in New or Modify mode and then "open" when they are in search mode. Lisa From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Atherly Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 3:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Display as Text for Character Field ** Create another character field with an active/filter that sets the value to equal your Display as text field. Then set it up to be hidden in new record mode and in view in search search mode and the Display field run the opposite. _____________________________________________________________________________________ John Atherly | APC by Schneider Electric | Information, Process & Organization (IPO) | Remedy Administrator / Developer Phone: +401-789-5735 ext. 2120 | Fax: +401-789-3710 | Email: [email protected] | Site: www.apc.com/ | Address: 132 Fairgrounds Road, West Kingston, RI 02892 USA *** Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail "Kemes, Lisa" <[email protected]> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" <[email protected]> 10/29/2010 03:13 PM Please respond to [email protected] To [email protected] cc Subject Display as Text for Character Field ** I originally set up a character field as Read Only, when a customer is modifying or adding a record, they cannot change this field. When they do a search on this form, a Change Action makes this field Read/Write. (I don't want anyone to change it, but I don't mind if they search on the field). Plus I don't want to make my users use the advanced search option, I want to make it easy. Well, I need some workflow to update this field from time to time, but it won't let me because the field is Read Only. No biggee, I'll just change this field to Display as Text. (even though I don't like Display as Text sometimes, I always end up having to draw a little box around the field). But there is no Change Action to turn off this Display as Text setting when the users are doing a search on the form. Am I missing anything? Is there an easy solution to this? I'm working on the WUT (ARS 7.5 p4) AR System Server 7.1 p7 Oracle 10g Lisa Kemes AR System Developer Tyco Electronics 717-810-2408 tel 717-602-9460 cell [email protected] _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _attend WWRUG11 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug11 www.wwrug.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
