Hide field based on Account Privileges (Field Level Security)

[Jeremy Hodge]

I am almost embarrassed to ask this because it seems so simple, but I cannot figure it out after searching the forums or poking around in the database.

Basically I have a field that contains a price value that data entry users have to fill in, however, I do not want read-only users to be able to view this field.

Is there a way to have that field hidden to them as described above? Is there a way to create a separate layout that different only privileged users can view? Conditional formatting based on privilege?

Thanks in advance.

[bikergeek]

You can:

* conditionally format the text so it is the same color as the background

* place the field in a portal based on a match to the privilege set

* use a tab structure with hidden tabs with differing content shown by a layout script trigger.

[Jeremy Hodge]

You can:

* conditionally format the text so it is the same color as the background

* place the field in a portal based on a match to the privilege set

* use a tab structure with hidden tabs with differing content shown by a layout script trigger.

This seems far too involved to accomplish such a simple and (I would imagine) common task. Pardon my ignorance...

Is it possible to use conditional formatting based on a user's privilege set? As far as I can see, there is no built-in function for this and I do not know how to create one.

Using a script seems like the best method, but I cannot find any information on determining a user's privilege set with a script.

Any help is greatly appreciated.