How to disable a standard button

Epicor ERP 10
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I am using the following C# code to disable a standard button during form load.

EpiButton ctrl = (EpiButton)csm.GetNativeControlReference(“32da3a44-bd26-454a-9376-e0f9ddde1e4b”);
ctrl.Enabled = false;
ctrl.Visible = false;

This code works in other forms for the referenced EpiGuid of the button.

However, in this form the Guid is different each time the form loads.
Error Detail

Message: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
Inner Exception Message: Control with specified EpiGuid property does not exist.

csm.GetNativeControlReference(“32da3a44-bd26-454a-9376-e0f9ddde1e4b”)
Program: CommonLanguageRuntimeLibrary
Method: InvokeMethod

Is there another method to disabling a standard button?

2

Have you tried doing in under Properties tab and not in the script?

3

No. But the reason being, I am disabling the button based on the security group assigned to the login user session. This works just fine in many other screen, but not from the Sales workbench. Very odd.

4

Which button are you trying to disable in Sales Workbench?

5

Sales Management > Customer Relationship Management > General Operations > Salesperson Workbench screen > Orders tab> Open tab> Add button.

Note, I am able to disable the Order tab> By customer> Add button using the EpiGuid method:

EpiButton ctrl = (EpiButton)csm.GetNativeControlReference(“32da3a44-bd26-454a-9376-e0f9ddde1e4b”);
ctrl.Enabled = false;
ctrl.Visible = false;

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6

I noticed that the EpiGuid for the button changes each time:

1.Turn customization mode on.
2.Open Sales workbench
3.Select Tools> Customizations
4.Click on the Orders tab, Open tab and Add button.
5.Note the EpiGuid value
6.Exit customization do not save anything.
7.Exist the form
8.Repeat steps 2 - 7

7

Can you just do a BPM on whatever method the button uses to throw an error when someone who shouldn’t be clicking clicks?

8

You could loop the controls on the form and when you come across that button then disable it.

9

Interesting - is this a runtime dashboard? If so, that’s your problem. You’ll need to compile it to an assembly (Deploy) - then you’d do your customizations.

10

Yes, and thank you.

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11

Excellent - throw me a solution then - I haven’t got one all year :smiley:

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12

Its only Jan 12th! I will do my best (if I understand your hint). Otherwise, please let me know what you mean?

13

I mean if my suggestion about compiling your dashboard solved this problem, mark it as the solution (with the checkbox under the post)

14

I will test this over the weekend to make sure.

Thanks