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ReportWhat is the purpose of the "read-only mode" button? Why would a company want to allow users to switch between edit and read-only mode? What is the use case for this feature?
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What is the purpose of the "read-only mode" button? Why would a company want to allow users to switch between edit and read-only mode? What is the use case for this feature?
Some of the pages do open in read only mode instead of edit, such as when you open the card from a factbox.
I think it's more towards switching from read-only to edit when doing lookup, rather than the other way around.
BC's UX is definitely lacking here and there, but it is definitely an improvement from the RTC era.
Just hope they keep on improving it.
Interesting theory, but I have a difficult time believing that is a realistic UX design goal.
If a user "can accidentally change some settings by mistake without realizing it", do you believe that such a fallible user will diligently switch to Read Only mode every single time they open a record? Who would actually do that?
When a customer or vendor record is clicked, it opens by default in Edit mode (unless the user takes the time to click on More Options -> View). Do you believe that users who open a record in Edit mode will actually click the Read Only button every single time they open a record? That seems like a very strange expectation for users.
On a related note, do real world Business Central end users actually take the time to click on More Options -> View when they want to only view a record without intending to edit it?
Because there is no save and undo button. User can accidentally change some settings by mistake without realizing it and there is no way to undo it.
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