Read Only Validation Rule

Hello Andrea,

You can prevent users from creating/editing by creating validation rules. For example, you can prevent all users except "this.is.a.username" user from editing work items, by following these steps:

1) Go to Settings >> Configure >> select Work Item on the left hand side >> Create New >> Validation rule;

2) Set runtime to "Every time a record is created or edited";

3) Set evaluation criteria to CurrentUser() <> "this.is.a.username";

4) Set any error message you'd like users to see when they attempt to edit work items.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Roland

How can we make this rule work against multiple usernames?

Hello Jamie,

What do you mean by saying "against multiple usernames"? Do you want the rule to trigger or not to trigger for these users?

Please provide a specific example.

Thank you,

Roland

In the example above you list:

3) Set evaluation criteria to CurrentUser() <> "this.is.a.username";

I'm asking how we continue this for more than one username. I created this rule for a specific username to make it so they could not edit anything, now I'm asking how to add another username to this rule so they cannot as well.

Hello Jamie,

If you want the rule to trigger (to prevent action) for two users, you should use this: CurrentUser() = "this.is.a.username1" || CurrentUser() = "this.is.a.username2"

If you want the rule to not trigger (to allow action) for two users, you should use this: CurrentUser() <> "this.is.a.username1" && CurrentUser() <> "this.is.a.username2"

I hope this answers your question.

Roland