lock form fields for different users

Question

Hello,I'm creating an document where User A (the company) needs to fill in form fields that User B (the customer) is not allowed to change.I figured out that when User A signs the document with his signature, the linked form fields lock. This is actually a solution i needed, but it needs to be a signed signature and not a name and contact information i need to fill in for it to work. Also the customers, and possibly the company too,  don't have Adobe Acrobat. So i don't know if that will lock it in the right way.A different idea was to lock specific form fields with a password. That would be the easiest way i think. But i can't seem to find that out. How can i make sure User A can lock some fields that User B can't Access? I have almost no knowlegde of Javascript.

stefan29028587 · Accepted Answer

I found it!For anyone with the same question in the future:I created a button with a Javascript command:this.getField("Name1").readonly = true;this.getField("Name2").readonly = true;this.getField("Name3").readonly = true;When i press the button, it sets the chosen fields on read only. After that i create a new rule that "on click" the button also disappears so the customer wont see it. If you need a way to undo this, just create a new button and copy the same code, but change all the "true" to "false".

JR Boulay · Answer

The usual method is to lock the fields concerned. If you need to do this with Acrobat Reader, you can use a bookmark or a button.

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