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When a user opens the form, the fields to be displayed on the form and the access to the data fields should be restricted as per the role.

In a Purchase Order HyperApp, when an Approver opens the form, he should only view PO Date, Description, and Amount and not be able to edit them. When the Requestor opens the form, he should be able to both view and edit PO Date, Description, and Amount.


Column Settings

Define Fields to be Displayed in the Form

By default, both predefined and user-defined columns of the table are listed.

You can choose to retain the fields to display in the forms and remove the others.

At any later point of time, you can add the removed fields.

  1. Click the + icon to add fields to the form.
    Select the Add Columns option. Image description
    Lists all the columns in the table (fields added in the form are checked and others are unchecked): Image description
  2. Select the columns and click the Add button.


Ordering the Fields

Drag and drop the drag handleImage descriptionicon to change the sequential order of the fields. Image description


Field Level Restrictions

To provide field level restrictions, use the following options. Click the SettingsImage descriptionicon.

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Option Purpose
Mark as mandatory The field values are mandatory
Allow View The field values are non-editable
Allow Edit The field values are editable

Mark Mandatory option only available for user-defined columns of the table.

If both options are unchecked, then that specific field will not be displayed when the user opens the form.

Inline Table Restrictions

You can enable or disable the add, delete, duplicate, and edit buttons of Inline table.

  1. Click the Image descriptionicon beside the inline table. Controls popup appears.
  2. Toggle the desired options ON, to enable them.
  3. Toggle the desired options OFF, to disable them.

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When the user edits the record in Jiffy Table Presentation, the options to Add a record, Edit Image description, Duplicate Image description, and Delete Image description are available for each record in the Inline table. Image description

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