how to avoid editing of a record used as child one

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****** Disclaimer: This response was generated by an artificial intelligence assistant based on previous conversations from multiple Slack channels, and may contain inaccuracies or mistakes. ****** To avoid editing of a record used as a child one, you can follow these steps: 1. Disable Inline Editing: Inline editing should be disabled to prevent users from making changes directly in the list view. This can be done in the form settings. 2. Make the Join Field Mandatory: If you have a field that links the parent and child records, make this field mandatory. This way, when a user tries to remove the child record, the field becomes blank, which results in a background error due to the mandatory constraint. This effectively makes the remove button do nothing. Remember to make the field mandatory both on your custom form and on the field itself. 3. Hide the Remove and Attach Buttons: If you want to prevent users from removing the linked child records or attaching new child records to the parent record, you can hide these buttons. This can be done using a client script to hide the HTML elements for these buttons. However, be aware that this method involves DOM modifications and is not officially supported by NetSuite, so it could potentially lead to issues. 4. Intercept the Delete Action: If you want to prevent deletion of a record that has child records, you can use a before submit script to intercept the delete action. If the context type is "delete", you can execute your custom code to prevent the deletion. Alternatively, you can remove the delete button when child records exist. 5. Use a Custom Delete Function: If you want to allow deletion but ensure that all child records are also deleted, you can create a custom delete function that recursively removes the children. Remember, these methods should be implemented carefully to avoid unintended consequences and to ensure data integrity.