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MakeDFFSegmentreadonlythroughSecurityRules

Goal:DefinenewDFFsegmentinTransactionsFormandmakeitreadonlytoReceivablesManagerresponsibility.All
otherresponsibilitieswillhaveaccesstoenterandeditthevaluesandReceivablesManagerwillhaveaccesstoonly
readbutnoteditandenterthevalue.

YoucannotmakeDFFsegmentreadonlythroughpersonalizationbutyoucanrestrictusersfromchangingthevalue
inDFFsegmentthroughpersonalizationbydisplayingerrormessagewhentheytrytosavetheform.

Steps:
1.DefineNewSegmentforDFFinTransactionsforms.
2.DefineSecurityRules
3.Testit.

IfyouarenotfamiliarwithenablingtheDFF(DescriptiveFlexFields)clickhere

DefinenewSEGMENTforDFFinTransactionsForm

Navigation:ReceivablesManager>>Transactions>>Transactions

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clickontheboxwhichisenclosedin[]

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SowehavealreadyonesegmentAvailable.

DFFthatIhaveinthisformis

Title TransactionInformation
Application Receivables
Andithasonesegmentenabledanddisplayed.

Navigation:ApplicationDeveloper>>Flexfield>>Descriptive>>Segments

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EnterF11andthenfilltheinformation

:Receivables

Title:TransactionInformation

DoCTL+F11

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unchecktheFreezeFlexfieldDefinition

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ClickOK

Nowthescreenlookslikethis.

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AddNewSegmentbyclicking+Icononthetoolbarandenterthefollowinginformation

Number 10
Name DEMO
WindowPrompt ERPDEMO
Column ATTRIBUTE11
ValueSet:erp_demo(clickheretoseehowtodefinevalueset)

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Clickopen

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CheckSecurityEnabledFlagandunchecktheRequiredflag

save(CTL+S)

Closeit.

CloseSegmentsScreen.

ChecktheFreezeFlexfieldDefinitioncheckbox

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ClickOK.

Saveit.

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ClickOK.
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ClosethisForm.

DefineSecurityRules

Navigation:SystemAdministratorResponsibility>>Security>>Responsibility>>ValueSet>>Define

Clicktoopen

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Enterexistingvaluesetnameerp_demowhichweassignedtoDFFsegmentthatwedefinedabove.

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ClickFind

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Enterthefollowinginformation

Name erpschools
Description erpschools.com
Message erpschools.comdemo
InSecurityRileElements

Type Exclude
From A
To D
AddNewrecordandenter

Type Include
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Type Include
From Dontfillanything
To Dontfillanything

Saveit.

ClickonAssignButtontorestrictthisfunctionalitytoaspecificresponsibility.Thisisoptional.

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Enterthefollowinginformation

Application Receivables
Responsibility ReceivablesManager
Name erpschools

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Saveandclose.

Testing:

TotestthechangesNavigatetoanyReceivablesResponsibilitylikeUSReceivablesManagerwhichhasaccessto
Transactionsformandqueryupanyrecord.

ThennavigatetoDFFandentersomevalueforERPDEMOandsavetherecord.

ComebacktoReceivablesManagerresponsibilityandqueryupthesametransactionwhichyousavedabove.

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DefineNewValueSet:

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Toassignvaluestothisvaluesetfollowthenavigationpathbelowanddoaccordingly

Navigation:ApplicationDeveloper>>Flexfield>>Descriptive>>Values

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