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Modern Layout Forms: Set field read-only or not, in table row with radio button

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Updated October 1

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I have a table with a Radio Button group. Once of the radio button options is called "Change", which will allow a user to change some values for that row. I would like to have all fields in every row "read only" until a user selects the "Change" option for a row; after choosing that option, specific fields in that row should have the read-only option turned off so they can edit those specific fields.

I'm hoping someone has some sample javascript that will update a field so it is editable for only the row that contains the value "Change" in the radio button group.

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replied on October 1

You should be able to do this with Field Rules rather than Javascript. Rather than setting your fields to Read-Only, leave them editable, but set a Field Rule that disables the fields if the radio button is not set to Change.

This is one of the benefits of the Layout Designer over the Classic Designer - Fields Rules are significantly more powerful and can be used for a lot of the stuff we traditionally used Javascript to accomplish in the Classic Designer.

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replied on October 1

Thanks Matthew! That works perfectly and I wish I had explored the field rules before putting this question out!

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It is definitely a mentality shift going from the Classic Designer where we relied on Javascript for anything complicated to the Layout Designer where so many of our common tasks are built-in now. Have a great day!

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