$PublicAccess document

I have a web application that consists of several databases and in each database I have a copy of a Site Configuration document that holds specific information about the application.

I have allowed Public Access under the security tab and added the $PublicAccess field with a value of “1” to this Site Configuration document. In the ACL of the database that I am working on I have gave Anonymous Depositor access and Read Public Documents selected. In a form that Anonymous is allowed to create I do lookups to the site configuration document but the data can be found.

Am I missing something with the $PublicAccess field that would allow Anonymous to lookup this information from the Public Document?

Thanks