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IsEditable Function

IsEditable (field as Object) as Boolean

Category: Logical
Description: Returns TRUE if the field can be edited (based on the entity state)
Supported Context: WorkflowRule
Parameters:  
field as Object Represents a specific object field
Returned value as Boolean Returns a boolean value, where "TRUE" indicates that the field specified in the "field" parameter is editable or "FALSE" if the field is read-only
Example #1

To run a validation rule that will block updating specific fields from being editable on a work item once it has been marked to complete, set the 'Evaluation Criteria' to be

NOT(IsEditable($DueDate))

This function will return FALSE in the case where the work item is completed, since the due date cannot be updated on a completed work item

Tips To set standard field values based on formulas, create workflow rules
Note this function is only available for Business Rules