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To restrict user access to a particular field in your application, you must first:
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Determine which roles limit the view and modify permissions for the fields.
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Determine which fields you want to limit for each role.
Once you're ready to rein in field access, Quickbase gives you two ways to do so:
To restrict access to one field:
If you're only restricting access to one field, this method is usually the easiest (though both will work).
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Open the table you want from the sidebar, then click Settings from the table card in the page bar.
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Click Fields.
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Click the field name to access a field's properties.
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Click Advanced to expand the section.
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In the Permissions section of the page, select the Restrict access by role checkbox.
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Select one of the following access levels from the list for each role:
- None
- View
- Modify
- Click Save.
To restrict access to several fields:
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Choose Users from the sidebar, then click Manage Roles on the page bar.
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Click the role whose access level you want to control.
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Click the Permissions tab.
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In the Fields column, click the arrow, then select Custom Access from the list. Quickbase displays a list of fields.
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If you have a large number of fields, you can search or filter fields to find the fields that you want:
- Type the name of the field in the Search by field label box to find the fields that you want.
- Click the Show arrow, then select the type of fields that you want to select. Learn more about filtering and sorting fields.
- Click the Show arrow, then select the type of fields that you want to select. Learn more about filtering and sorting fields.
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Select the checkbox next to all the fields to which you want to give a particular access level, then click one of the following access levels in the toolbar above the table:
- None
- View
- Modify
- Click Save.
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