Lisa, If there are times you need to update the field, you could add a button that only people who can modify the field can see. Clicking the button would run an active link to set the field Read/Write to enable you to change it.
HTH, Dennis Ruble "Kemes, Lisa" <lisa.ke...@tycoelectronics.com> Sent by: "Action Request System discussion list(ARSList)" <arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> 10/29/2010 02:13 PM Please respond to arslist@ARSLIST.ORG To arslist@ARSLIST.ORG 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 lisa.ke...@te.com _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"
