Security for the display and edit methods

The display method is not a physical field in a table but is a method to display information from another table or resource. In simple words, it can expose data from any table that includes the display keyword as a method modifier. The methods that can use the display method modifier are as follows:

• Table
• Form
• Report
• Report Design
• Data Source

Note

The display method modifier is any method that includes the display keyword as a method modifier. It indicates that the method has a return value that can appear on a form or a report.

The following example is a standard display method from the SalesTable table:

display CustName customerName()
{
    return this.partyTable_CustAccount().Name;
}

To create a display method, follow these steps:

1. Place the display keyword in front of the method's return type. For example:

   display Amount amount()

2. Determine the return type. The return type should be an extended data type. A display method returns a calculated value like...