parse-community / parse-community/parse-dashboard

protectedFields allows any column name, then fails to save

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Description

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Issue Description

protectedFields has a picker that displays all column names of all tables in a seemingly random order (and no filtering), then silently fails to save if the column name doesn't exist in that table.

Steps to reproduce
  • go to CLP -> Protected Fields
  • pick column that isn't in that table
  • press Save
Actual Outcome
  • no visible reaction
  • console.error : Uncaught TypeError: can't access property "toggleActive", r.refScrollHint.current is null
  • console.error : Uncaught (in promise) Error: Field 'qweasd' in protectedFields:* does not exist

BTW there is no documentation about protected fields anywhere, the API reference doesn't say what it does and the Developers Guide only says "a one-to-one relationship is great for [...] Limiting visibility of some user data. In this scenario, you would split the object in two", which implies that Protected Fields don't really exist or that they don't do what they sound like they do. So I don't know how any Parse Server / Parse Dashboard admin is supposed to do anything at all with this feature.

Expected Outcome
  • not being able to pick irrelevant columns
Environment

Dashboard

  • Parse Dashboard version: 7.2.1
  • Browser (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.): Firefox
  • Browser version: 140.0.4

Server

  • Parse Server version: 7.1
  • Operating system: Heroku 24
  • Local or remote host (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Heroku, Digital Ocean, etc): Heroku

Database

  • System (MongoDB or Postgres): MongoDB
  • Database version: 3.6.12
  • Local or remote host (MongoDB Atlas, mLab, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc): Heroku ObjectRocket
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Research direction

Start at the Parse Dashboard CLP → Protected Fields screen and reproduce the picker and Save flow described in the issue. Trace how available columns are selected and how save errors are handled; done means irrelevant columns cannot be selected and an invalid selection no longer fails silently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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