Filemaker Tip 9: How to Restrict Access to Fields

In this chapter today we examine the scripts necessary to work with fields, limiting access, making them visible or invisible, in short, that - depending on the account that is entered - they can access, enter information or modify certain fields and not see or not have access to others.

A fundamental trick in business applications where different profiles can access the same file but with different tasks:

• The salesperson can change the budget
• The administration can set the payment terms
• Support can add information collected during phone calls or account-related incidents,
  etc.

There are many situations in which it may be necessary that certain profiles cannot access to modify a field or even not see it, because it contains inside information.

These are exercises aimed at better understanding how to work in Filemaker to program applications that can be used in real life.

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These tips are intended to be both educational and inspiring, so that those wishing to deepen their knowledge of the Claris Filemaker program can use it as a model to try out their programming.

It is a video trick offered by Vida Digital Global, belonging to the Claris Filemaker Consultant Network.