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Podio Admin

• August 01, 2022 14:05

Hello,

Can I lock a category field selection, only to be updated by flows and not manually by a user? 

A user must complete form X to change the status of item A. They can't change the status of item A without form X.

Thanks!

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  Rainer Grabowski

  • August 01, 2022 14:52

  Hi Podio Admin,

  you can't "lock" the category, but you can revert it if the user who updated the category field from A to whatever is not the App (app name - assuming the authorization for the allowed update is set to "The app itself"). 

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  Bavo De Cooman

  • August 01, 2022 15:09

  If only a flow is allowed to update the status, then it's best to hide the status field completely (in the field settings, set as hidden) so no one can mess with it. 

  If you want to have the status visible in the item, you can display the value of the status field in a calculation field. 
  The hidden status field can also still be used in app views. 

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  Podio Admin

  • August 02, 2022 09:07

  That's great thank you Bavo De Cooman.

  I have used this in the calculation field:

  @[category field name].join()

  But if there are multiple categories options selected, the result looks something like this:

  red,yellow,blue,purple,black

  It can start to look a bit messy. Any ideas how I can have every option on a new line?

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  Podio Admin

  • August 02, 2022 09:08

  Rainer Grabowski perfect thank you this is a great option! Would this be a workflow?

  Thanks

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  Rainer Grabowski

  • August 04, 2022 14:28

  Yes, you can do that with a flow (PWA).
  
  

  But if there are multiple categories options selected, the result looks something like this:

  red,yellow,blue,purple,black

  @[category field name].join("\n")
  
  

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  Podio Admin

  • September 08, 2022 11:21

  Rainer Grabowski that's perfect thank you :) 

   

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