Column to only be editable by an action but visible in a form

[Cathal_Noone_IE]

Hi all,

My question is how to I set an editable if condition that will only allow columns to be edited by an action that has been triggered by a workflow rule? Does the system have a equivalent to a USEREMAIL() that I can use.

My app is creating timesheets via a workflow rule at the start of every month for the prior month. It is setting the Year, month and employee name. This is the only way the app can create a timesheet and I don’t want those 3 fields to be edited by the users. How do I allow the rule to edit those fields automatically, but still allow the user to see the columns in the form and not allow them to edit them.

Thanks for your help in advance.