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Can a form field in metadataconfig.xml be readonly in Publication Manager but editable in Tridion Docs Content Manager?

Ann Jensen

Hi,

I think I have asked the question in the Subject, but to rephrase,

I have added a frmfield in metadataconfig.xml i.e. 

<ishfrmfield ishfieldref="FISHPUBCONTEXT" level="version" name="PublicationContextField">
<label resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Label">Context</label>
<description resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Description">The publication context defines which conditional sections will be published.</description>
<typemultilinetext lines="2" />
<readonly ishcondition="ISHType = 'ISHPublication'" />
</ishfrmfield>

Is it possible to configure it so that it is not editable in Publication Manager but is editable in Tridion Docs Content Manager view?

Thanks in advance,

Ann
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    Hi Ann,

    Yes you can.

    Please have a look at the following documentation page which outlines the possible condition values that can be used in the metadataconfig.xml to change the presentation/behavior of a field.

    docs.rws.com/.../understanding-the-use-of-conditions-in-metadata-configuration

    This list contains the condition '' which allow controlling the application in which the field is represented.

    Given you sample and question above the solution looks like below:

    Specifically for PublicationManager

    <ishfrmfield ishfieldref="FISHPUBCONTEXT" level="version" name="PublicationContextField">
    <label resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Label">Context</label>
    <description resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Description">The publication context defines which conditional sections will be published.</description>
    <typemultilinetext lines="2" />
    <readonly ishcondition="ClientName = 'PublicationManager' and ISHType = 'ISHPublication'" />
    </ishfrmfield>

    or to make it readonly in all clienttools

    <ishfrmfield ishfieldref="FISHPUBCONTEXT" level="version" name="PublicationContextField">
    <label resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Label">Context</label>
    <description resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Description">The publication context defines which conditional sections will be published.</description>
    <typemultilinetext lines="2" />
    <readonly ishcondition="ClientName = 'ClientTools' and ISHType = 'ISHPublication'" />
    </ishfrmfield>

    Kind Regards,


    Raf
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  • 0 in reply to Raf Snijders

    Got it, thanks Raf. I ended up trying the following to get it working.

    <ishfrmfield ishcondition="ClientName in ('ClientTools')" ishfieldref="FISHPUBCONTEXT" level="version" name="PublicationContextField">
      <label resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Label">Context</label>
      <description resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Description">The publication context defines which conditional sections will be published.</description>
      <typelabel/>
    </ishfrmfield>
    <ishfrmfield ishcondition="ClientName in ('WebClients')" ishfieldref="FISHPUBCONTEXT" level="version" name="PublicationContextField">
      <label resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Label">Context</label>
      <description resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT.Description">The publication context defines which conditional sections will be published.</description>
      <typemultilinetext lines="2" />
    </ishfrmfield>

    Is there any downside to do it this way, via 2 ishfrmfield instances?

    Regards,

    Ann
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  • 0 in reply to Ann Jensen

    There is no downside. Both constructions will work equally well.
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