[Vtigercrm-developers] Field only changed once? displaytype 4 and 5

[Alan Lord]

On 09/11/12 11:12, Joe Bordes wrote:
> With displaytype=4 you can set the field normally when creating, and
> then when you click on the edit button (full edit view screen) it does
> not appear, it simply isn't there. So the end functionality is that you
> have a field that can only be set on create which I understand is
> equivalent to your sentence: "stop users from changing .. after first save"

Hi Joe,

Thanks for that! I tried it again and it does work. :-)

Using displaytype=4 means the field is editable on create. After the 
first save it is visible but not editable.

> **Question for vtiger**:    In this same line, I have noticed that
> vtiger 6 has a new displaytype (5).  What is that one for?

Interesting - I would like to know that too.

Cheers

Al