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Make some Text Input fields read-only in Edit Forms

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I use an Edit Form with a SharePoint list as data source. Users fill in the form completely. Once done they click on a button. The top 3 text inputs are saved in a variable and have the default property set to their variables.

Now I need these top 3 text inputs set to read-only so they can only fill in the other fields.

When trying this out I can still fill in the top 3 text-inputs. Please help.

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mdevaney 29,991 Moderator on at

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@Flowbginner
Put this code in the OnVisible property of your screen

Set(readOnlyFields,false);

Next, put this code in your Add A Service button

Set(readOnlyFields,true);

Finally, put this code in the DisplayMode property of each of your 3 DataCard value fields

If(readOnlyFields=true,View,Edit);

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Flowbginner 38 on at

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Thank you so much!!!! It works!

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Flowbginner 38 on at

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@mdevaney do you know how I can merge the inputs from an edit form togther with Text Inputs outside the edit form so it only writes 1 single item in a SharePoint list?

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The same solution worked for 2 days, and then on day 3 it has stopped working. Nothing was changed.
But now, even the Status="Approved" forms have editable fields.
OnVisible property of screen:
If(StatusValue.Selected.Value= "Approved" Or StatusValue.Selected.Value= "Rejected", Set(readOnlyFields,true), Set(readOnlyFields,false));

DataCard value fields:
If(readOnlyFields=true,View,Edit);

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WarrenBelz 154,492 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi @Share-and-Flow ,
The code you show should work, but as a more reliable alternative, you could drop the Variable and put this on the DisplayMode of the controls
If( StatusValue.Selected.Value= "Approved" || StatusValue.Selected.Value= "Rejected", DisplayMode.View, DisplayMode.Edit )

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Thank You @WarrenBelz

I was going to try your solution, but today my setting started to work again.
This makes it feel so unreliable, I am confused , but its working now.

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WarrenBelz 154,492 Most Valuable Professional on at

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OK @Share-and-Flow ,
Please let me know - the reliable solutions are sometimes the simplest.

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ArtieLeech 42 on at

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We wanted a similar thing as the OP - a Text Input (that we made multi-line) which we wanted to be read-only.

Our solution was to change the TextInput's Display mode to Disabled:

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