Here are the steps for the workaround using customization.

1. Login in as a buyer or supplier who is able to make customization.

2. Activate a sandbox through “Manage Sandboxes…” link under "Settings and Actions" drop
down menu. You can create a new sandbox and set as activate.
3. Navigate to the Edit Change Order page, and enter a change order Description. (The bug title
says Acknowledgment page, but the screenshot shows edit CO page)

4. Click on "Customize Pages" link under "Settings and Actions" drop down menu.
5. Click on View on the top bar, and select Source
6. Expand the source panel at the bottom of the page. Drag the black bar above the text "Oracle
Applications > panelGroupLayout: scroll"
7. Click on the DFF field that you want to change to readonly. Click on Edit button if a popup
shows up.

8. In the source panel, the column for dff should be be highlighted. Those dff columns are not
editable for customization. Scroll up a bit to get to descriptiveFlexfield, and edit it.
9. Click on the pencil button for Read Only field. Enter the expression #{pageFlowScope.poRole
== 'SUPPLIER'} to make the DFF fields readonly for supplier. Then click on OK. This step will make
all the line DFF columns read-only for supplier. If you only want to make certain column read-
only, skip this step and do step 10.
10. If you want to make only certain field readonly, you can make the change on the Flexfield
Global Context Segments tab. Select the segment Code for the DFF column, and then update the
Read Only properties with the expression #{pageFlowScope.poRole == 'SUPPLIER'}
11. Click on OK to close popup, and then click on close button to complete customization.
12. Click on the sandbox name on the top left, then click on More... link on the details popup.

13. Click on Publish button

14. Now you can verify the customization in a new session.