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title: Example - Restrict a field
description: This access control prevents everyone except an administrator from editing the Short Description field of an incident record in a list.
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product: List Administration
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Example - Restrict a field

This access control prevents everyone except an administrator from editing the Short Description field of an incident record in a list.

\[Omitted image "RestrictTheIncidentShortDescription.png"\] Alt text:

-   **Type:** record
-   **Operation:** list\_edit
-   **Name:** Incident \[incident\], Short Description
-   **Admin overrides:** Select the check box.
-   **Script:** `answer = false;`