How to determine if a field is editable?

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Hello,

I’ve got a form with some access controlled sections. User A has access to section X and user B has access to section Y. Now I want to find out if a specified field in section X is editable by the current user. Is there a way to get this information? Maybe with LotusScript?

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Subject: How to determine if a field is editable?

Here’s a thought. Try …Call notesUIDocument.GotoField( fieldName$ )

… and trap any error that comes along for the ride.

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Subject: RE: How to determine if a field is editable?

“However, even if the current user is an editor of the section, this will also cause an error if the section is collapsed.”

:slight_smile:

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Subject: How to determine if a field is editable?

When the document is saved, Notes will generate an item with the name specified on the first tab of the section properties. This item should contain the names, groups or roles you entered in your access formula.

However, I’m not sure how robust this is, since the item name is marked as “for R3 compatibility”. Another way could be to use UI methods to try an navigate to the field(s) in question and capture errors that might occur. However, even if the current user is an editor of the section, this will also cause an error if the section is collapsed.