Set field to Read Only after data filled

Epicor ERP 9
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I want the Need By date on the SO to be set to Read only once the date is set. I don’t think i can do that in a BPM. I am not a coder by trade. Can anyone tell me how to set a field to be read only once it is populated.

thanks Kim

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Could a data directive set it back to what it was?

Condition would be something like CHANGED AND prior value <> “”

If the prior value isn’t available in a DD, you could make a DD to copy the value from NeedBy to Date01 when it is first set, and another to copy from Date01 back to NeedBy, when it changes.

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I think i am following you.

I just want the user to be able to set a date in Need By when the SO is created. Once it is set or saved it locks it to read-only.

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One thing to consider… Can different lines (or releases of the same line) have different initial “first” NeedBy dates? Or do you want them to always match the Header NeedBy?

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Right now they want the date to be the same.

I would think if they added a line that Need by would be open to set until a date is filled in.

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I would create a method directives in SalesOrder.Update with the following values:

Condition: There is at least one updated field in the TTOrderHed table and the TTOrderHed.NeedByDate <> Null (there’s a particular character you have to use for date fields, I can’t remember it off the top of my head though) AND the ttOrderHed.NeedByDate of the changed row is not equal to OrderHed.NeedByDate

Action: Raise Exception

Note: I believe this would work, but you would definitely have to test it to double check.