Dynamic Read-Only Controls

One of the exciting features regarding scripting in Siebel eBusiness Applications version
7.x/8.x is the dynamic visibility and read-only status of controls. Different approaches are
required for the High Interactivity and Standard Interactivity clients.
High Interactivity
The correct method for determining if a control is read-only under High Interactivity
client is to use the Data Driven Access Control user properties: BC Read Only Field,
Field Read Only Field & Parent Read Only Field.
Standard Interactivity
The Data Driven Access Control user properties can also be used within the Standard
Interactivity client. However, as the Standard Interactivity client works on a
connectionless protocol, this method requires a round-trip from the client to the server in
order to recalculate the calculated field upon which the user properties depend. This may
provide an unacceptable response time.
In cases where a dynamic read-only control is required on the user interface, browser
script will be required to obtain a handle to the control through the Document Object
Model and change the readOnly property of the HTML tag representing the control.
By setting the HTMLAttribute property of the control to provide a unique Id value in
tools, this field can be referenced in browser script by specifying the applet name and
control Id, and its HTML Attributes can be directly manipulated at runtime through
browser script events.ex: .SetProperty('Visible','FALSE');