Force a field to be read only

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learning:: Force a computed field to be read only
level:: Intermediate
domains:: PHP, Constrain
methods:: GetAttributeFlags, GetInitialStateAttributeFlags
min version:: 2.1.0

Goal

In this example, we will ensure that the user cannot enter an End Date on a WorkOrder object, as we have computed its value with this Tutorial: Compute WorkOrder End Date

This method can force a field to be read-only, on the Console, CSV import and in the Portal.
But it does not work for DataSynchro and REST/JSON API.

Implementation

To do it with the Designer you must have Designer PHP developer profile.
To do it with an extension, you must have already created an extension.

In both case, the main job is to write PHP code as described below. Including that piece of code in your iTop is much quicker with the Designer, than writing an extension, but that's the only difference.

Make a field read only

In this use case, we want the end_date field declared on WorkOrder class to be read-only.

To address this use case, we must overload 2 methods, one for the “Creation Form” and one for the “Modify Form”. We force end_date to be read-only at creation and on modification.

class:WorkOrder

public function GetAttributeFlags($sAttCode, &$aReasons = array(), $sTargetState = '')
{       
    // This function is invoked when the object is EDITED on the Console
    // It is called for each and every field of the object, 
    // but we just want to change the behavior for a single field
    if ($sAttCode == 'end_date')
    {
        // Combine the new Flag with those impose by a parent class
        return(OPT_ATT_READONLY | parent::GetAttributeFlags($sAttCode, $aReasons, $sTargetState));
    }
    return parent::GetAttributeFlags($sAttCode, $aReasons, $sTargetState);
}
public function GetInitialStateAttributeFlags($sAttCode, &$aReasons = array())
{       
    // This function is invoked when the object is CREATED on the Console
    // It is called for each and every field of the object, 
    // but we just want to change the behavior for a single field
    if (($sAttCode == 'end_date'))
    {
        // Combine the new Flag with those imposed by a parent class
        return(OPT_ATT_READONLY | parent::GetInitialStateAttributeFlags($sAttCode, $aReasons));
    }
    // For other fields ask the parent class to do the job
    return parent::GetInitialStateAttributeFlags($sAttCode, $aReasons);
}

Using OPT_ATT_HIDDEN you can hide a field
Using OPT_ATT_MANDATORY you can make a required field

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