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Timeline Control - Model-Driven app

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Posted on by mx370jl

I have a table with which I want to associate notes and attachments. I have added the Timeline control to a separate tab on the main form for the table. I only want the owner of the record to be able to add notes and attachments.

Current permissions:

Table: Note - Append = User

Table: Transactions - Append To = User

The permissions seem to work. I am able to add notes and attachments to records I create. However, when I view the records of others, I still have the "+" icon on the timeline control. I can click the icon and add notes, but when I try to save I get an error stating I don't have permission.

My question is, is there any way to remove the "+" icon when the user doesn't have permission?

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Linn Zaw Win 2,996 on at

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Unlike the normal subgrids, Timeline control is a bit different and I guess there is no security role checking done for the + New button in that control.

I don't think you can configure/customise to remove the "+" icon based on the permission either.

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joe_hannes_col 1,843 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Hello @mx370jl,

Would it be an alternative to allow certain roles to post on the timeline instead of the owner?
If yes, you could create two different forms, one with a timeline control that enables adding posts, another with a timeline control where adding posts is disabled: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-apps/maker/model-driven-apps/set-up-timeline-control
You could then assign these forms to different roles.

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mx370jl 8 on at

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Thanks for the input and maybe I don't fully understand, but aren't posts and notes different. I need the rich text functionality of notes and the ability to attach files.

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Linn Zaw Win 2,996 on at

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@mx370jl

What @joe_hannes_col was trying to say is not Post. It is to just about enabling/disabling the Notes of the Timeline control.
But in order to achieve that, you will need to create two duplicate forms (one with Notes enabled and one with Notes disabled), then redirect the relevant form using JavaScript based on the logic (e.g. if the owner != current user)

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mx370jl 8 on at

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I started down a similar path with custom pages. I have two tabs with visibility set based on the user.

I would still prefer to go back to the native timeline control if possible. The problem is I need other users to see the notes, I just don't want them to be able to add/modify notes they don't own.

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Linn Zaw Win 2,996 on at

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If you have two tabs with visibility set based on the user, you can add native timeline control on both tabs (one with Notes enabled and one without Notes disabled), right?

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