sreichel/magento-StackExchange_LockAttributes

# LockAttributes Magento 1 Extension

Prevent editing product attributes in admin backend.

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## Facts
- version: 1.1.0
- extension key: StackExchange_LockAttributes
- [extension on GitHub](https://github.com/sreichel/magento-StackExchange_LockAttributes)

### Description
[Read-Only Product Backend attribute](https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/784/read-only-product-backend-attribute)

> I would like to create an attribute read only however it look it is not possible.
>
> I have tried to pass to addAttribute() `'disabled' =>true` or `'readonly' => true` with out any success.
> I have found out some suggestion about using `setLockedAttributes()` but for some reason it is not working 
>
> **Reference:**  
> `Varien_Data_Form_Element_Abstract::serialize($attributes = array(), $valueSeparator='=', $fieldSeparator=' ', $quote='"')`

### Requirements
- PHP >= 5.4.0 

### Compatibility
- Magento >= 1.5

#### Installation Instructions
- via modman
```
modman clone https://github.com/sreichel/magento-StackExchange_LockAttributes.git
```
- via composer
```
composer require mse-sv3n/m1-lock-attributes
```

#### Uninstallation
- via modman
```
modman remove magento-stackexchange-lockattributes
```
- via composer
```
composer remove mse-sv3n/m1-lock-attributes
```

### Usage
1. get to config section and set attributes you want to lock
2. set ACL permission for uses that are still allowed to edit

### Support
If you have any issues with this extension, open an issue on [GitHub](https://github.com/sreichel/magento-StackExchange_LockAttributes/issues).

### Contribution
Any contribution is highly appreciated. The best way to contribute code is to open a [pull request on GitHub](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests).

### License
[OSL - Open Software Licence 3.0](http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php)