Secure a Field

Use Screen Designer to secure a field in a hub or Chart of Accounts from users, based on their security role.

For more information about what securing does, see Securing Fields and Grids.

To secure a field for a security role in a hub or Chart of Accounts:

  1. In the Navigation pane in the browser application, open Screen Designer in one of the following ways:
    • Go to the Hubs section and select the hub that you want to customize, or select Settings > General Ledger > Chart of Accounts to customize the Chart of Accounts. On the Actions bar of the form that displays, select Other Actions > Design.
    • Select Settings > General > Screen Designer. In the Application field at the top of the Screen Designer form, select the application that you want to customize.
  2. On the Screen Designer form, click the field that you want to secure.
    To secure more than one field at a time, select multiple fields on the Screen Designer form using the CTRL key.
  3. In the Field Properties section of the properties pane, click in the Field Security field.
  4. On the Field Security Rights dialog box, do one of the following:
    • If you are securing the field or multiple fields for one role only, select Secured in the Secured/Hidden/Displayed field in the role's row.
    • If you are securing the field or multiple fields for more than one role, select the check box beside each role's row, or select the check box beside the Role column heading to select all roles. Then click the Secure action above the roles grid. Secured is automatically selected in the Secured/Hidden/Displayed field, and Locked is automatically selected in the Locked/Unlocked field for the selected roles.
  5. Click Save.