This is a simple code to hide fields in scaffolding views. In the controller add the method beforeRender in this way:
public function beforeRender() {
$action = $this->request->params['action'];
if ($action == 'index') {
$fields = array('id', 'username', 'role', 'created', 'email'); //'password','modified'
$this->set('scaffoldFields', $fields);
} else if ($action == 'view') {
$fields = array('id', 'username', 'role', 'created', 'modified', 'email'); //'password'
$this->set('scaffoldFields', $fields);
}
return parent::beforeRender();
}
in this example the fields were changed in the index and view actions, but in the other actions the fields are displayed all.