The Security() function is used to verify whether the current user has access to the specified resource.
Security(product_ID, restype, item_ID)
• product_ID – An integer specifying the ID of the product that contains the item for which security is being examined. This must be an integer variable. If an alternate version of a form or report is being used, the product ID of the dictionary containing the alternate version being used will be returned to this parameter.
• restype – An integer that specifies what type of item is being examined. The value corresponds to one of the following constants:
Constant |
Description |
---|---|
FORMTYPE |
A form |
REPORTTYPE |
A report |
TABLETYPE |
A table |
• item_ID – An integer specifying the resource ID of the item for which security is being examined.
An integer. The value 0 indicates the user has access, while the value corresponding to the constant REJECT_RECORD indicates they do not.