Last time we examined some of the nuances of tab controls, both visible and invisible. Today we’re going to extend the exploration to include simulated and, in demo 5, genuine tab interfaces for layout navigation.
Today’s demo files:
Tag: Get(TriggerTargetTabPanel)
Conditional Tab Panel Access
Challenge: in a system with three privilege sets, Employee, Manager and Administrator, you want to control access to various panels on this tab control like so:
- Employees have access to tabs 1,2,3
- Managers have access to tabs 1,2,3,4,5
- Administrators and Developers have unrestricted access
As usual in the FileMaker world, there are various approaches you could take, and today we’re going to look at three of them with the help of these demos: Continue reading “Conditional Tab Panel Access”