9.24.4.3 ECS Restricted Fields Configuration in ECS
- Jenni Wallin
- Former user (Deleted)
- Karthik Bangalore
- Former user (Deleted)
The purpose of the restricted fields configuration is to make it possible to mark certain fields as not editable in ECS Inspector, i.e. make them read only. For instance you might want to guard some fields in the UDRs in ECS from being edited to avoid losing traceability.
The configuration is available for all users having access to ECS Inspector in 
. However only users belonging to the administrator group are allowed to change the configuration, i.e. for all other users the configuration is available in read only mode.
Restrictions can be set on any UDR type, also within sub-UDRs. The restrictions are applied recursively so if you have restrictions on a UDR field of a certain type, all fields below this will be blocked from editing as well.
The restrictions defined in this configuration are valid only in ECS, i.e. the UDRs are still possible to modify outside ECS (unless they have been explicitly defined as read only in UDR definition).
It is possible to import and export the restricted fields configuration if needed. The configuration is located in the configuration tree under System->ECS->Restricted Fields.
Note!
The access rights described above applies also for import and export of configuration. This means that any user can export restricted fields configuration (as long as they have ECS Inspector access) but only members of the administrator group may import the configuration.
If you want to restrict certain fields in certain UDR types from being edited in the ECS Inspector, you can specify those fields in the Restricted Fields dialog.
Note!
Only users belonging to the administrator group are allowed to configure restricted fields. However, all users can view the configured restrictions.
Restricted Fields dialog
To configure restricted fields:
Click on the Add button beneath the Restricted UDR Types section.
The UDR Internal Format dialog opens.
UDR Internal Format
- Select the UDR Type for which you want to restrict fields from being edited and click on the Apply button.
The UDR type is added in the Restricted UDR Types section. - Repeat the previous step for all the UDR Types you want to add, and then click on the OK button to close the dialog.
- Select one of the UDR Types that you have added and click on the Add button beneath the Restricted Fields section.
The UDR Internal Format Browser opens.
UDR Internal Format Browser - Select a field you want to restrict from being edited in the UDR and click on the Apply button.
The UDR type is added in the Restricted Fields section. - Repeat the previous step for all the fields you want to restrict from being edited, and then click on the OK button to close the dialog.
- When you are finished, click on the Save button in the ECS Restricted Fields dialog to save your settings.
The configured fields will now be blocked from editing in the ECS Inspector.