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Open Item Card in "View" mode by default

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Hi

Any time we click on any item opens on "Edit" mode. Is it possible to force it to open on "View" mode by default? This can eliminate some unwanted changes in fields. 

Thanks

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    103,264 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hi, hope the following will help.

    https://yzhums.com/9132/

    https://yzhums.com/16756/

    Thanks.

    ZHU

  • MahGah Profile Picture
    15,613 on at

    Thanks Zhu 

    Any way without customization? I mean your method are great but wonder if we can accomplish that without any customzation?

    Thanks 

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    YUN ZHU Profile Picture
    103,264 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hi, As you know, currently it can only be controlled via Permission Set. But this is different from the feeling on the screen. It should be an error when trying to modify it.

    PS: In the next minor version, we will be able to easily manage permissions.

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    Hope this also helps.

    Thanks.

    ZHU

  • MahGah Profile Picture
    15,613 on at

    Hi Zhu 

    Thank you. 

    The screenshots for new change sounds really interesting. But I am not familiar with Tenant Permission page or table. 

    How I can access it? I mean the Exclude looks really promising. 

    Thanks 

  • Ghetz Profile Picture
    3,029 on at

    Honestly, this is not a very efficient solution.

    The customer just wants to avoid accidental modification of data, so they simply want to open the page in a non Editable mode by default, and if needed, just switch to edit mode.

    Using a trigger in the OnOpenPage to do "CurrPage.Editable(false);" has a few problems:

    1. When you open the page, you cannot switch to edit mode.

    2. When you create a new record, you cannot fill in all the fields.

    Something way simpler is needed. A way to set the default mode, without limiting switching from one mode to another, and obviously, without affecting the behaviour of record creation.

  • Jun Wang Profile Picture
    8,220 Moderator on at

    when opening the item, user either double click the row or choose view or edit from the ribbon. this could simply to resolved to training the user to be more careful when viewing on certain pages.

    also you could use change log to track changes on important fields such as cost, price etc. so whenever something changes, it is tracable

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