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.. _ctrl-reference-readonly:

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readOnly
========

.. confval:: readOnly
   :name: ctrl-readOnly
   :Path: $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['ctrl']
   :type: boolean
   :Scope: Proc. / Display


   Records from this table may not be edited in the TYPO3 backend. Such tables are usually called "static".
   If set, this property is often combined with a :file:`ext_tables_static+adt.sql` file to automatically
   populate the table with rows.