Lock Fields

How do you lock a field to prevent user data input and after form submission unlock it for data entry by a specific user?

Hi
Im not sure I fully understand but i think I would use the following example to prevent data entry
TextField1.access = "protected"
then to unlock have a checkbox which in turn on the change function have a popup box requesting the password.
then a simple if statement to say if password if correct TextField1.access = "open"
If i didn't understand correcly let me know.
There is probably other ways but this is the way I would probably do it.
Regards
Graham

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Hi All
Could someone please tell me what are the function 'Lock Text', 'Lock Static Object' and 'Lock Field' under 'Edit' on menu selction bar - used for - (I'm new with Adobe Form) - Thanks

Hi Liem,
You can find answers to such questions easily in adobe designer help. I am providing below the answer to your query, Hope it will be helpful:
Lock text:
LiveCycle Designer lets you lock text in text objects or in the captions of objects by using the Lock Text command. When you select Lock Text, you must double-click the desired text or caption in order to edit it. This makes it not as easy to modify the text. If Lock Text is not enabled, you click in the caption or text object to start editing the text.
Lock Text applies to all text and captions on the form design. Using Lock Text is particularly useful if you want to select and move objects but not make any changes to the text. You can single-click the object to select it, but you must double-click the caption or text in order make any changes.
Lock Static Object:
LiveCycle Designer lets you lock all static objects on the form design by using the Lock Static Objects command. All static objects in the form design cannot be selected, moved, or modified.
The Lock Static Text command is useful in situations when you have finished formatting static objects in the form design and want to continue working with other types of objects.
For example, your form includes a large number of text field objects, as well as text objects that provide instructions on filling the form. You have laid out and formatted all the static text objects and need to apply a different font to the text field objects. You can easily do this by locking the text objects and then using Edit > Select All to select all the text field objects at once and then change the font.
When text objects are locked, the text inside them is also locked. However, if you want to continue to select and move text objects, but not make any changes to the corresponding text, you can change the behavior of the text to make it not as easy to modify.
Lock Field:
LiveCycle Designer lets you lock all field objects on the form design by using the Lock Fields command. All field objects in the form design cannot be selected, moved, or modified.
The Lock Fields command is useful in situations when you have finished formatting the field objects in the form design and want to continue working with other types of objects.
For example, your form includes a large number of text field objects and check box objects, as well as text objects that provide instructions on filling the form. You have laid out and formatted all the field objects and need to apply a different font to the text objects. You can easily do this by locking the field objects and then using Edit > Select All to select all the static text objects at once and change the font.
When field objects are locked, their corresponding captions are also locked. However, if you want to continue to select and move fields, but not make any changes to the caption, you can change the behavior of the caption to make it not as easy to modify.
Regards,
Vaibhav Tiwari.

Error when communicating with server, and locked fields

Hi there,
I am having a really weird, and annoyingly intermittent, problem.
I'm trying to write a single value to my application via an Input EVDRE, for testing purposes. I've been doing this all morning (admittedly to a different application set but still...) but this time when I "send and refresh", it takes ages before coming back with this error:
"An error has occurred while communicating with the server"
Further more, if I look at the table "dbo.lckFinance" there is now a locked field in the database for this specific category and time. So a user without access to a DBA (or the database, in my case!) would be stuck now - even if the communication problem was solved, they couldn't post anyway.
The application is not part of appshell, we are running BPC version 7.0.112 on SQL Server 2005.
I've looked in the Event Viewer on the server and found nothing untoward there.
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Please help!
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Hi Jason,
If you have problems with the network this has to be solved.
I don't think we can have a software working if a cable was unplug ).
We advice our customer to use citrix servers in case if the latency into network is high (more than 200 ms) and of course in case of loosing packages.
But I don't think the problem in your case is related to the network.
It seems in your case it was a problem of send governor.
This can have problem when the cube and dimension are not syncronize or you have an error in one of dimensions.
Also can you check the table sgqueue if you have any record there when nobody is sending data?
If you have records there then you have to delete these records.
Check also tbl"your application"lock if you have records.
Regards
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I have a lock field(boot.efi) in recycle bin how to put it out (for unlock and empty my recycle bin)

I have a lock field(boot.efi) in recycle bin how to put it out (for unlock and empty my recycle bin)

Trying logging out/in or a restart.
If that doesn't allow you to empty the trash:
Trash – Empty When File is Locked or in Use
Trash FAQ
Maybe this will help:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17029415#17029415

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I have added the code in Employee Signature field Change event to check the signature status and lock fields if the checkbox is checked . But it is not working.
The requirement is that if the check box is checked, all the fields above that must be locked whether signature is valid or cleared.
This is the first form I have designed in LiveCycle. So I would appreciate any help in this matter.
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& status)form1.SubformMain.SubformName.txtfLast.access
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form1.SubformMain.SubformGeneral.txtfDivision.access
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= this.rawValue?"readOnly":"open";form1.SubformMain.SubformGeneral.txtfTimeWithSupervisor.access
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= this.rawValue?"readOnly":"open";form1.SubformMain.SubformGeneral.DateFrom.access
= this.rawValue?"readOnly":"open";form1.SubformMain.SubformGeneral.DateTo.access
= this.rawValue?"readOnly":"open";
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= this.rawValue?"readOnly":"open";txtfE.access
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Lock fields after send a PDF file

Hello all,
I have done an application that consists in fill in many fields using Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8.0 program.
After many fields are filled, I click on a Regular button that sends an e-mail.
When I receive the e-mail, I download the attached pdf file to a determined folder.
The problem is that when I open this generated PDF I am able to edit the fields.
Is there any way to lock fields after clicking the Send button?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
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After your code for emailing the form, place additional line of script for making the form as editable..
Language: Java Script/ FormCalc
<parentSubform>.access = "readOnly";
parentSubform is the root subform node of your form..
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Srini

Help with submit button, signatures and locking fields

https://acrobat.com/#d=sCcToPsLqquP0uePmVL1pQhttp://https://acrobat.com/#d=ZsRL5CeME*4iV3VHnvUFXw
Well here's a doozy for ya. I have no idea what I'm doing as you will be able to see when you look at my form.
What I want to happen is to have the user fill out the form, choose the operations manager and select submit button associated with the drop down box. All other dropdown boxes and submit buttons should be hidden. I need the form to lock so there are no edits except the signature field, the next dropdown box and submit button. I'd like to customize the email with a specific subject line and specify the email address based on the person selected from the drop down box. I'd like this to repeat itself until there are no more signature fields left. It is very important that this document follow the order specified.
I tried to use an example Niall put out there to use regular buttons as submit buttons with script. I changed a couple things and it worked to submit the form based on the person selected but I still do not know how to lock the fields. Long story short, I broke what did work and don't know how to do what I really want to do or fix what had once worked. I don't understand javascript so please, if you're willing to help teach me, be patient and spell it out like i'm speaking a foreign language.
Oh boy, even I don't want to do this. What a mess!

I believe that you should re-post this in either the Forms or the Designer forum. You are more likely to get the right folks to look at it there.
Generally this forum is for building custom Document Service Component (DSC) plugins that extend the LiveCycle ES server side product.

Acrobat X Pro - Lock Fields

How do you lock all fields in a completed form?

It requires scripting and would go under either the submit button action or a button.
Have you considered the Signature field?
You can use the signing to lock the fields and create some additional data within the PDF that can be used to verify that form has has not been changed since it was signed with the digital ID. You will have to have a copy of the public key for the digital signature.

Using messageBox in locking fields

I've got a form that's functioning somewhat like an index. When data is filled in for a particular entry, it needs to be locked down. My strategy for accomplishing this is using a button with scripting to set the access on those particular fields to ReadOnly.
This all works great -until I try to add in a variable of a messageBox in which the user gets a warning and is allowed to back-out of the lockdown to make changes as needed. It seems that using hte messageBox is an all or nothing proposition -I can't figure out how to access the "okay" or "cancel" buttons to create behavior from there. Everything I try either locks the fields or does not allow the locking regardless of the button pressed.
Can anybody point me in the right direction here?
Thanks!
Jennifer

Take a look at page 594 of the XML Forms Object Model Reference. You'll see what the return values for xfa.host.messageBox() are, and that they are based on what button is clicked by the user. Hope that helps.
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Locking fields on save

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I need to create a simple interactive form for my company. The form contains a few free-text fields and drop-down boxes. The only logic involved will be A) some fields being visible or invisible based on previous selections and B) once the form has been filled out, a button can be clicked to "lock down" and save the completed form.
By lock-down I mean that each field will become read-only and non-editable (essentially want it to be a static PDF at that point) for distribution.
My questions is how I can set the various object's value type attribute via javascipt? (the attribute I mean is the one that can have values of "User Entered - Optional", "Read Only" etc).
I'm assuming this would be the standard way to do this, but to be honest I've only started using Lifecycle today so if there is an easier way to do this please let me know!
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You set the access property to "readOnly". For example, in JavaScript for a field called 'firstName', form1.page1.firstName.access = "readOnly";
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How to add incoming payment lock field (EZASP or INC_PAY_LOCK) in CA of MDT

I want to add the field of incoming payment lock in the master data template contract_account.
i tried the following configuration(Tcode =EPDTYPE)
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How do I lock fields with designer?

I mean after someone enters some info and tabs out of the field, I want it to lock, or set to read-only. You can do it with acrobat, is it possible in LIveCycle?

You need to change the access to "readOnly."
Let's say your field is called "EnterText." It would look something like this:
EnterText.access = "readOnly";
Then, to open it again, make it
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I would put the script in either the "change" or "exit" event. Hope that helps!

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Lock Fields with Submit

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I want to lock the fields or make them read only after the user submits the form. I don't have or need a digital signature for the initial submission.
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I know how to lock them down when the manager signs but what about after the user submits. That is what I really need done.
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Hi, everybody.
i want to see the filed in the table that store information of Item
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