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Posted on by CU19010318-0 36
Hi,
 
I copy a d365 bus full access permissions set and made a new customize permission set for accountants.
 
I tried to made workflow setup pages, approver user  setup pages, g/l setup pages read only.
 
But then the basic functionality got disturb like I can't able to send approver request etc.
 
Can someone tell me  please:
1)is this the expected behavior of making setup pages read only?
 
2)Is there any way I can make these setup pages read only without disrupting the functionality?
 
3)Or i can't do that?
 
Kindly help me.
 
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    Aman Kakkar Profile Picture
    Aman Kakkar 1,841 on at
    Setup pages read only
    Hi,
     

    When you make setup pages “Read-Only” by restricting permissions, you are also restricting their usage in the other pages/tables that have some references of the setup tables/pages. Most of the processes generally use these setups.

    So yes, this is expected behavior.

     

    My Recommendation - Ask the developer to create a small customization and control editable property using a boolean field on User Setup -

    • Extend User Setup by adding a new field of boolean type, for example - "Can Edit Setups"
       
    • On the setup pages, use OnOpenPage trigger to check if in the User Setup, the boolean is enabled against the user who's opening the page. If not then make it editable false, else editable true.

    This way:

    • The page looks read-only
       
    • The system can still update the table internally, because permissions are untouched
       
    • No standard behavior breaks

     

    Do mark as verified if this helps.

    Aman K

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