Value in User Table "Disappears"

[Jeff_Hager]

When a column is assigned as a role column in your user profile configuration, you can only assign it if the user adding the row has the same role. Otherwise you need to use a server side workflow to assign it.

It has nothing to do with the the name of the column. A role column relies on actually assigning that column as a role column in the user profile configuration.

Also keep in mind that using a non role column as a role column does not provide the same data security as a role column with row owners. Using a pseudo role with a filter just hides data. It does not protect it.

CRITICAL BUG: Race condition between Native Forms, Choice Components, and Row Owners causes silent data loss (bypassing 'Required' flag)

This is a known and documented security restriction to prevent backdoor access to unowned data. Your original question mentioned an issue with assigning a Row Owner column with a role value. There was no mention of assigning a Role column with a role value. Two very different scenarios that I could have clarified very quickly if you had answered the questions in my first reply. In any case, a role can only be assign via client side actions or workflows if the user setting the role possess th…