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How can I secure a link (or any column) in a Grid? For example: I don't need my salesmen deleting Items. Can I prevent them from seeing and/or clicking the 'Delete' link for Items in the grid? Can I effectively hide a column in a grid based on security?

Thanks...

Blake

There are a number of ways to accomplish this.  Here's one idea.  Add a new field to the users table called "IsPrivileged" then surround the an action set in this case the delete link with a conditional statement that tests true when  the signed in user is privileged. 

Blake

Here's an another approach.  You can add an unbound text box object to the screen, label it "delete password", and set the masking property.   You can then use the user supplied value in your condtional statement.  

Thx for the ideas. I'm already doing a lot of customization to this application so staying with the built-in Method security (roles/users) features would be a big benefit if at all possible.

My Solution: I wound up removing the 'Delete' link from the ItemList grid and adding a Delete button (as link) to the ItemInventory screen instead. I then secured the link, making it visible to only those roles that are allowed to delete an item.

I'll keep your custom workaround ideas in mind, though, should the built-in Method features prove inadequate for what I want to do.

Thx again.

Sounds like you've got a working solution.