Re: Hiding fields from unauthorized users



In article <violon-3731CE.13581324102005@xxxxxxxxxx>,
Thomas Hansen <violon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have denied access to some fields for some users in my Filemaker
> database. When I log in as those users, these fields display a "No
> access" text. Is it possible to hide the field completely instead, ie.
> make it invisible for those users who do not have access to it?
>
> I'm on Filemaker Server 8, Mac OS X Server 10.4.

You could deny them access to the layouts containing those fields. That
might mean you need to make new layouts that only contain the fields you
want them to see.

Bill Collins

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