Table fields are a construct to show data from another form. Table fields include column fields which map to fields on the other form.
When defining a table, you can specify that columns are editable. Yes, this means you can type data into the column in a table. You can also add and delete rows from a table. Now, you have to have workflow to take the changes and make it happen on the other form (it is not automatic), but you can edit the columns. Now, all this works ON THE CLIENT. On the server, there is no concept of editing a column value. This is what the comment in the documentation is about. On the client in an active link, you can perform a Set Fields operation to a column and if it is an editable column, the actual value in the column on the screen will change. If you read that row of the table in other workflow, you will get the changed value. However, on the server, if you try that same write to a column, the value WILL NOT be changed. The data is read only on the server regardless of whether the column says it is editable. Now, remember, the system doesn't automatically make changes to original data, you have to use workflow for that. You can use workflow to do that on either clients or servers. BUT, you can have editable columns where you change the value in columns on the client. You cannot do that on the server. The doc note is trying to call that out. I hope this explains what you are asking about. Doug Mueller -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sweety Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 3:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Data in server-side table fields is read-only. I have not said that I want to create a table field at all. It says data is read only. Why I cannot update the data in server side table? I do not understant the statement "Data in server-side table fields is read-only". Make me understand it please. _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
