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Hi All,

I need to add a checkbox to the counting journal. When this checkbox is selected, both the headers and lines of the form records should become uneditable. I'm open to suggestions for implementing this feature, whether through the Chain of Command (COC) or any other solution.

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Mohamed Amine Mahmoudi 26,362 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @Hisham

you can add a COC method to the form so that you can apply the business logic :

e.g

public void init() { Param param = Param::find(); next init(); yourdatasource_ds.AllowEdit(param.CheckBox); }

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Mohamed Amine Mahmoudi

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Layan Jwei 8,058 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi Hisham,

On the modified method of the this tickBox, if this box is true, then disable everything.
Also on the init method of the form, you should add the same logic, so that it works when you first open the form if the flag is already true.

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Layan Jweihan
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André Arnaud de Cal... 299,956 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi Hisham,

Can you explain more about the business requirements? Why do you need a checkbox and what do you need to achieve? What is the exact purpose? Will this checkbox be a field part of a table? Is the checkbox editable by all users?

It is quite easy to just add a checkbox and influence the properties of the data sources. In case one person should be set e.g. a flag per journal to report it as ready where other users shouldn't be able to undo this flag, then you would need to implement it in a different way.

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Kevin Xia Microsoft Employee on at

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Hi,

Can you explain your specific use case, or what purpose do you need to use the checkbox? If all users can click the checkbox, it is not reasonable to click the checkbox to disable the record, because the checkbox does not have the ability to restrict behavior for each user. Or is it only the administrator who has permission to click on this checkbox to restrict the behavior of some/all users?

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Kevin

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Waed Ayyad 8,984 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi Hisham,

You can add the checkbox to form using Extension but does this checkbox will be bound to data source?

You can add your code on the modified method of the check box and if you want to check the checkbox value when you open the form you should put your code on the init method of the form also.

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Waed Ayyad

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Deepak Agarwal 8,585 on at

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You need to share more details on business requirements, adding a check box won't solve this as that checkbox will also be controlled by this customization. I wouls rather suggest to explore user roles to achieve this.

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Hisham Alsayed 756 on at

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Hi everyone,

Thank you for your responses. I'd like to provide further clarification on the requirement, as the suggested solutions may not be applicable in the current scenario.

The requirement entails adding a checkbox in the header form of the Counting journal to disable both the header and details sections. This disabling should occur when updates are made from an external system through integration, rather than by end users.

I have implemented my current code in the Active DataSource method using the Chain of Command (COC) approach.

[ExtensionOf(formDatasourceStr(InventJournalCount, InventJournalTable))]
final class VEL_InventJournalCount_DS_Active_Extension
{

if(inventJournalTable.VEL_WriteInProgress == NoYes::Yes)
{ this.allowEdit(false);
InventJournalTrans_ds.allowEdit(false);
InventDim_ds.allowEdit(false);

}

else

{

this.allowEdit(true);
InventJournalTrans_ds.allowEdit(true);
InventDim_ds.allowEdit(true);

}

}

However, the current approach faces challenges due to specific methods in the Counting Journal form, such as "InitBlock," which maintain the form's enablement unless specific restrictions like "block by user" or "block by system" are applied.

Considering this, I am contemplating updating the "block by system" field in the database to restrict the DataSources for this form. However, this approach deviates from system standardization, especially if the form remains enabled when the customized checkbox is checked.

Therefore, I am considering an alternative solution: preserving the value of "block by system" in another field until the process is completed. Subsequently, I will uncheck the customized checkbox to restore the "block by system" to its original value before the update.

This approach aims to ensure adherence to system standards while effectively managing the form's enablement based on the requirements.

Please let me know if you have any other suggestions.

Kind Regards,

H

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Bharani Preetham Pe... 3,634 Moderator on at

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In that case, is it not possible to write coc post next of this init block and use your custom fields only?

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Hisham Alsayed 756 on at

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Hi Bharani,

Thanks for your reply, could you please provide more insights or detailed suggestions.

Kind Regards,

H

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Bharani Preetham Pe... 3,634 Moderator on at

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However, the current approach faces challenges due to specific methods in the Counting Journal form, such as "InitBlock," which maintain the form's enablement unless specific restrictions like "block by user" or "block by system" are applied.

When you say the above, then you can use the same method and write a coc post next. Let's say if in this init block total disablement is maintained from standard, then post next you can use custom code for modifying it again.

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