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KatherineOakey
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5 years ago

Why does the same form look 'different' depending on if I click the pencil or a field in a row in a report

I have been staring at this all day. For the role, I have Hide Multi-record Options checked for All Tables. On a table (Tickets) I have a report with custom columns, no formulas, Initial Filter ...
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KatherineOakey
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5 years ago
Backwards - I start with the report and want to allow someone to edit a few of the columns in the report - one row at a time.

When I click the pencil on the row in the report I see the same form but the columns (RTF is the big one) are of varying width.

I do want to also not let a user select more than one row in the report for updating (as I understand it, no Grid Edit and I think I have that turned off).

Kathy Oakey
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
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MarkShnier__You
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5 years ago
What is your question?

Are you asking why the field widths look different when Viewing a record vs Editing a record?

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    KatherineOakey
    Qrew Member
    5 years ago
    I think you said the magic words which also explain why I see something different at the top of the page.

    When I click on the field, it opens the form for 'view'? (yes).

    When I click on the pencil for the row, it opens the form for 'edit'? (yes).

    It looks like when the form is opened for view, I have to click on the pencil to get the form in edit.

    Yay - this makes perfect sense - 

    I haven't looked yet, is there a way to disable the 'view' from the field in the report so the user has to click the pencil  for the row to get the form immediately into edit?

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    • KatherineOakey's avatar
      KatherineOakey
      Qrew Member
      5 years ago
      Believe it or not, I am trainable :)

      For the report, checked Allow editing records from this report and unchecked Allow viewing records from this report which appears to have done the trick.

      Truly didn't get the memo about a form being different if it was used for view or edit.  Now I do!!

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    • MarkShnier__You's avatar
      MarkShnier__You
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      5 years ago
      If you want to disable View and only offer Edit, or vice verse, that is a setting if the report. Those checkboxes are at the bottom of the report configuration.

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