# \[Solved\] Cancel editing permissions for anyone but the owner of the text **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** solved\ **Created:** [June 24, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557 "2020-06-24T12:28:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![will\_r.06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/will_r.06/32/74558_2.png) [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/1 "2020-06-24T12:28:17Z")
How do i do this, can i please have help. Here is a link to my app: [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/558b8bbc988b9824deb3cfce3c27e0bc](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/558b8bbc988b9824deb3cfce3c27e0bc) Ignore welsh, there is English underneath. ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/2 "2020-06-24T15:15:19Z")
Hey @will_r.06 Thanks for the sharing link - but there are 8 screens in your project. Can you indicate where the user-editable text is please? ---
**Author:** ![will\_r.06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/will_r.06/32/74558_2.png) [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/3 "2020-06-25T13:32:40Z")
Sorry, the list screen. ---
**Author:** ![will\_r.06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/will_r.06/32/74558_2.png) [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/4 "2020-06-26T13:25:09Z")
Please can someone reply quickly because i have less than 5 days left to complete the app. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![hdawc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/hdawc/32/119068_2.png) [@hdawc](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hdawc)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/5 "2020-06-26T14:48:24Z")
If I were you I’d start by telling them it will take you longer than 5 days. Plus it’s at least 7 days to submit to the Play Store (probably longer for the App Store) - unless it’s a private/ managed store. But to have a look at your problem, I’d use Cloud Variables (create a Firebase DB), to store the owner of the input text using a unique device code. I like to use the OneSignal device ID as it’s per device. But If users are editing data on multiple devices, assign it to their username. Then use true/false to define if fields are editable. As you’re in the UK, most users have plenty of data allowance and signal (unless you’re up Snowdon!), so using cloud shouldn’t be a problem as it would only be tiny amounts of data. I can see you’re using a local DB, if you use a cloud DB instead - in Variables use “set Cloud” or “change Cloud” - it will create a central DB to which you can assign editing permissions as an added value per field. A different way to do this would be to use WordPress as a backend, with custom fields and custom post types, then the user will be able to edit that data via the API, you can set WP permissions so the user role can only edit their posts (or they can’t edit posts created by others to be more specific). Hope that helps, I’m available to hire if you need work done (though not within 5 days!). ---
**Author:** ![will\_r.06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/will_r.06/32/74558_2.png) [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/6 "2020-06-26T17:49:52Z")
Thanks for your help! Ill give it a try! ---
**Author:** ![domhnallohanlon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/domhnallohanlon/32/29554_2.png) [@domhnallohanlon](https://community.thunkable.com/u/domhnallohanlon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/7 "2020-06-26T20:00:26Z")
> [@hdawc](#): > > Plus it’s at least 7 days to submit to the Play Store (probably longer for the App Store) @will_r.06 we set up a new account for training last year and the first app submitted took almost 2 weeks to be reviewed and approved - and that was without any amendments or changes being needed. ---
**Author:** ![will\_r.06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/will_r.06/32/74558_2.png) [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/8 "2020-06-27T09:40:55Z")
Do you mean i should set the row id variable to cloud? ---
**Author:** ![will\_r.06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/will_r.06/32/74558_2.png) [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/9 "2020-06-28T08:36:49Z")
What I want is that when someone clicks on an item if they put the item details in they can edit it but if they do not own the item it will take them to the contact the seller screen. I have changed it a bit since so this I the current app below. [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/f3c3afb56bd93b799852a7ee50285b32](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/f3c3afb56bd93b799852a7ee50285b32) Thanks so much for your help, Will ---
**Author:** ![will\_r.06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/will_r.06/32/74558_2.png) [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/10 "2020-06-28T08:38:47Z")
Feel free to test it out via live test and use the log in feature. ---
**Author:** ![hdawc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/hdawc/32/119068_2.png) [@hdawc](https://community.thunkable.com/u/hdawc)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/11 "2020-07-26T22:30:00Z")
Wow, that bright pink screen hurts my eyes! 😅 ---
**Author:** ![will\_r.06](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/will_r.06/32/74558_2.png) [@will\_r.06](https://community.thunkable.com/u/will_r.06)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/12 "2020-07-27T07:31:59Z")
Maybe I should change that ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-cancel-editing-permissions-for-anyone-but-the-owner-of-the-text/634557/13 "2024-11-08T11:25:24Z")