Need the ability to have read only fields on a form.

Need the ability to have read only fields on a form.

There needs to be functionality in Creator that allows a field on a form to be read only.
Most screen building software applications have this capability.

I know you can hide certain fields from specific users and that you can also make the whole form read only
but that's not the functionality I need.

I want to be able to create a form where certain fields are editable and other are for display purposes only (read only).
For example if the form was displaying information on an item that the user can order. Some fields like the order quantity would be editable but other fields that the user needs to see to make an informed decision on how many to order would be read only such as the item's cost, pack size, etc. You wouldn't want the user changing the cost or pack size but this information is important to show them so you can't just hide it. 

I feel adding read only field setting functionality into Creator is strongly needed. 

Thanks.

Jim K.

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