Hide a specific Browse column except for globeadmin user

[Paul]

How do I hide a specific column on the Browse form from all users except globeadmin?

[kev1n]

nuSetBrowseColumnSize(column, size) sets the width of a browse column (by index) to the given size.
If you want to "hide" a column, you can call:

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nuSetBrowseColumnSize(columnIndex, 0); 

This will set the width to 0 and hide the first column.


Example: Hide the 2nd column of not globeadmin:

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if (!nuGlobalAccess()) {
    nuSetBrowseColumnSize(3,0);
}

(Add in form's Custom Code/Browse field)

[Paul]

Got an error using this:

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if (!nuGlobalAccess() !== 'globeadmin') {
    nuSetBrowseColumnSize(columnIndex, 0);
}

Uncaught ReferenceError: columnIndex is not defined

[kev1n]

I updated the code above.

ChatGPT

I see what’s happening here. There are two issues in your code:

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columnIndex is not defined
The error you’re getting is because columnIndex hasn’t been declared anywhere.
You need to pass an actual column index (0, 1, 2, …) or a variable that has been defined earlier.

Example:

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var columnIndex = 2; // whichever column you want to hide

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Corrected version

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if (!nuGlobalAccess()) {
    var columnIndex = 2; // pick the column you want hidden
    nuSetBrowseColumnSize(columnIndex, 0);
}

[Paul]

Error using this:

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//Hide column 1 if not globeadmin

if (nuGlobalAccess() !== 'globeadmin') {
    var columnIndex = 1; // pick the column you want hidden
    nuSetBrowseColumnSize(columnIndex, 0); //set column width to 0
}

Uncaught TypeError: columnWidths.forEach is not a function

[kev1n]

See nuGlobalAccess() usage above/wiki. Then, where exactly did you add the code?

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if (!nuGlobalAccess()) {
    var columnIndex = 1; // pick the column you want hidden
    nuSetBrowseColumnSize(columnIndex, 0); //set column width to 0
}

[Paul]

I added your code above in my form's Custom Code/Browse field. It does not work. All users still see column 1.
Column 1 is user1d

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[kev1n]

The userId column appears to be the first column (index 0)

[Paul]

I changed the code to:

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//Hide column 0 if not globeadmin

 if (!nuGlobalAccess()) {
    var columnIndex = 0; // pick the column you want hidden
    nuSetBrowseColumnSize(columnIndex, 0); //set column width to 0
  }

but still get the same result as in my last post - everyone still sees column 0.

[kev1n]

1. Is it really the first column (index 0) you want to hide, or a different one?
2. If you try hiding any other column index, does it also fail to hide?
3. If you run the same code on a different browse/form, does it work?
4. Do you still see any errors in the browser’s developer console when the code runs?
5. If you make a very simple test form with just a couple of columns, does the hiding work there?