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Status Not under consideration
Categories Usability
Created by Guest
Created on May 20, 2025

Locking the selection of backdates

Example - You are creating a form for booking a ticket. Booking can be only for a future date. Past dates should not be allowed as it can create erroneous results. Similarly for the use case I have a request form has to be raised by department X to department Y . Department X has to raise the request through IBM EWM form say 48 hours in advance. In the absence of the feature that allows locking of the form the department X can raise the form today and back date it conveniently to yesterday which loses the integrity of the process.

Idea priority Urgent
Needed By Yesterday (Let's go already!)
  • Guest
    Jul 28, 2025
    The EWM Ideas review board has evaluated this request. This request is being rejected because it is possible today to meet the need to disallow selection of a past date in a time-date attribute of a work item with the use of script-based conditions. Pl. feel free to reach out to IBM Support if you need help and guidance with this.