Securing Ctrl+F8 (Zoom) Tables ???

emkpro

Hi,
A minute ago i was trying to create a passwordtext field but when I looked it with zoom menu it was there as a normal text. Is there anyway we can edit those menus too ??

janpieter

I dont think you should (and can) disable the ctrl+f8 key. You can disable ctrl+f8 but not the menu item in the extra menu.

In many cases you don't want to store a password in a table field. I dont know if you have to do this. Other wise you can just create a global variable on the form and place this variable in the source expression of the field instead of the table field.

I did this once. I stored the password in a registry value trough automation.

PrebenRasmussen

Instead of trying to tamper with the Navision menus, you should just use the build in security.

Here you just have to remove the users Execute rights to object type "System", object ID "5330".

Franz_U._Wøhliche

Use the facalities in the system table User (ID 2000000002) - Validate the password value into the user tables password field, and use the new encrypted value in your new field. It is not decrypted in the zoom view!

jhoek

In Preben's solution, the database administrator will still be able to see the password when she opens the table from the Object Designer. Depending on the application, I think this can be very handy. In Franz' approach, the password is encrypted and cannot be converted back to clear text.

jemmy

Hi Emk,

Is there anyway we can edit those menus too ??

I don't know. I think this should be C/Side functionality?

But If I'm not wrong, your goal is to keep password safely.
If you store your password in database in the encrypted format, even tough you press Ctrl+F8 you can't see the decrypted.
I see that Zoom functionality will display all fields based on sourceTable you defined in the form.
However, you can create a variable type record then its subtype will refer to your table, and make your Form.sourceTable = ''. Then Zoom won't work.

Hope this helps,

emkpro

Thanks to all your replies,
I am sorry that I possibly misdirected you. I wanted to learn if I can thinker with zoom table. I believe there are some fields that are not shown in it. So not showing some fields (that I selected) in the table would be enough. Still disabling zoom view for some users will be simple enough.
Though this was an I wonder question.

But what i really need is creating alias names for some items. That someone will be only seeing the alias name and somene else will be seeing both or real name. I think that can be done by using different forms but I am open to ideas ??

Arhontis

Hi,

As far as I know only the "FlowFields and their contents are not shown" in the Zoom form.

You could disable from the roles/permissions the System->Zoom and make your own Zoom form.

miguel.tiago

Hi,

Arhontis I'm affraid yu're wrong. It's possible to see the content of a FlowField with Zoom Func. The only fields that you can't see, because they don't exist in the table, is fields created in forms. The fields ShortcutDimCode[n] in purchase and sales lines form are in this situation.

jm

Hi miguel.tiago,

the FlowFilter-Fields are not shown in Zoom Func, too.
because they are no real Fields with information in the database.

br
Josef Metz

nelson

The value of a FlowField is displayed on the Zoom window if it has been calculated on the Form where Zoom is opened from.

If you Zoom in on a Customer from the Customer Card, you will see the value of the Balance FlowField - which is shown on the Customer Card and hence automatically calculated - but not the value of the Net Change FlowField.

Arhontis

:oops:

Sorry, you are right guys, I made a quick look and didn't see the "Balance" and I assumed that the help, I copy/pasted the sentence from, was right.

Zoom

You use the Zoom function and see a list of all of the fields in a given record.

You can use this function by clicking Tools, Zoom.

Most of the windows in Navision display only some of the fields contained in the record that is displayed. It is possible to insert all of the fields so that they can be seen in the window. Use the Zoom command to see what fields are available. The Zoom window also shows the contents of each field in the current record (card or line). FlowFields and their contents are not shown.

To insert fields in the window, you must use the Tools, Designer function.
This requires that you have permission to use C/SIDE, the development environment.

For more information about the Zoom function, see the Application Designer's Guide.

Corollary:
Read the help, but don't rely on it... I know I won't...

emkpro

Thank you all for your efforts . They were really helpful to me.
It is great to be in such comminity