170: Security system extended to field level
Dave Nichols, 25/07/2005

In the next build to be released (21.3.0 - no release date yet) the security system has been extended to allow control over individual field access. This provides a finer degree of control than just allowing/prohibiting access to an entire form.

For any field on a form you are able to specify who can see the field and who can edit it. When a user is not allowed to see a field, it is removed from the form (leaving an empty space where it would have been). When a user is not allowed to change a field, it is made read-only (and is coloured blue like other protected fields). Fields a user is not allowed to see will also not show in browse lists, they appear as "****".

The security section of the User Guide has been updated to describe how to use the new facility. Its just a matter of right-clicking on the field entry area and selecting the new Set field access menu item.

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