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    We wish to use data fields from Salesforce such as an email field as a visible identifier at the top of the form. We do not want this field to be editable, just visible.
    Is this possible?

    Thanks,
    Business Advisor Network team.
    • CommentAuthorhelmore
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2010
     
    Hello,

    Yes, this is possible. To make the field read-only, in the Form Builder, select the field to edit, then open the Advanced panel. There, check the box next to "This is a calculated field" and then check the box that appears next to "Lock." You do not need to enter anything into the calculation field.

    Happy to answer further questions.

    Thanks,
    Hillary
    FA Support
    • CommentAuthorbenderguy
    • CommentTimeJan 26th 2012
     
    Very similar to the use case above, I'm sending an email from Salesforce as an invitation to fill out my form. I am passing parameters into the form for email, first name, last name, and a unique ID (the latter as a hidden variable), which then pre-populate corresponding fields on the form. I want to make these fields read-only for the respondent since I don't want to deal with them changing that key information.

    Following the instructions above, I mark a field as "Calculated" and it seems to become calculated, in that the field changes it's look (I see only the field label and not the field box on the layout anymore) and it is no longer editable. However I am seeing two (perhaps related) problems.

    1) The field no longer populates from URL parameters.
    2) When I go back and look at the advanced properties for the field, it does not retain the "This is a calculated field" checkbox setting. It appears to be calculated, but the checkbox is not checked, whether I return to that setting immediately after setting it, or if I save the form and go back, so I can't tell whether it is making that setting correctly or not.

    I've tried using Firefox and Chrome, and the new form editor and the old one, and all seem to have the same result. If I could put this URL parameter information into a text block instead of a field that would work just fine as well, but I don't see any option for that either.
    • CommentAuthordbuschho
    • CommentTimeFeb 6th 2012
     
    Hello, thanks for reporting this. The issue should now be resolved. Note that if you experience an issue like 2), you should place a space into the calculation field before leaving the calculation setup panel.