Protecting Your Database - NUANCE OMNIFORM 2 REFERENCE FOR MACINTOSH Reference

Protecting Your Database

Protecting Your Database
8-26 Managing an OmniForm Database
This section describes how to protect both your data and form design
from deletions or changes.
Remember, the form layout you create in Design View is used by every
database record. Changes made in Design View affects all records in Fill
View. This is important to remember if the database has multiple users.
Deleting a fillable field in Design View deletes all information entered in
that field in Fill View.
To protect your form or data:
1 If you are in Fill View, click the Design button in the standard
toolbar or choose Design in the View menu.
2 Choose Protection... in the Tools menu to open the Protection
dialog box.
3 Select Protect Data, Protect Form, or both.
4 Click OK.
When data protection is on, information is read-only. Users can export
data or copy text but cannot alter form information in any other way
such as by filling fields or importing data.
When form protection is on, users can change viewing preferences and
use most basic file commands such as Print and Save but cannot format
or redesign the form in any way.
An alert appears if you try to change the form's design or enter
information while protection is on.