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Read Only Conditions - Always and Never

Do you know any real use case for condition type "Never"? Do you know what is the difference between NOT SELECTING ANY  read only condition and selecting option "Always"? If your answer is "No" to either of these questions, then you may find this blog post useful. Read Only Condition: You can specify read-only condition at Page Level, Region Level or at Item Level. Read Only condition specified at page level applies to entire page. When the condition is met, all the items rendered on the page (including items from global page) will be displayed as read-only. Similarly, Read Only condition specified at region level applies to all items defined under that page. Advantages of using "Read Only" condition: Rendering : APEX automatically takes care how to display items in read only mode and what data to display. For e.g. for LOV based items, APEX will automatically display "Display" value. Security : When Item is read only, users s