Understanding Read-Only Behavior

If a particular field is considered read-only, the add-in behaves as follows:

  • It applies a "read-only" style to the corresponding cells to indicate that the value cannot be changed
  • The cell's value is excluded from any subsequent upload to the web application
  • The data entered by the user is not validated
  • If the workbook is published with worksheet protection enabled, any attempt to edit the cell results in a warning from Excel: