Hi Ruth, So are the following tooltip help popups incorrect?:
https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProdCatalog?prodCatalogId=DemoCatalog (to see the tooltips, hover your mouse over the field labels) Do you agree with these tooltips?: https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/catalog/control/EditProductStore?productStoreId=9000 There is a JIRA setup for tooltip help descriptions: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-3743 Many thanks, Chris On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Ruth Hoffman <rhoff...@aesolves.com>wrote: > Hi Chris: > The permissions you are talking about are the "runtime" checks (not really > permissions) that OFBiz will perform if configured. So, these aren't > applicable to the catalog admin, but rather the products and the categories > the products are part of. This is how the catalog admin or product manager > may keep a product in the catalog, but not allow viewing and/or purchase of > the product (depending on the situation.) > > Hope that makes sense. > > Regards, > Ruth > ---------------------------------------------------- > Find me on the web at http://www.myofbiz.com or Google keyword "myofbiz" > ruth.hoff...@myofbiz.com > > chris snow wrote: > >> Hi BJ, >> >> I know how the security system works - but I still don't understand the >> meaning of the fields on the form: >> >> https://localhost:8443/catalog/control/EditProdCatalog >> >> I am trying to write the help text for these fields from an catalog >> administrators perspective, for example: >> >> Permission required to add product to "ViewAllow" category: >> >> "if this is Y, catalog administrators can only add products to 'View >> Allow' categories if the have the permission CATALOG_VIEW_ALLOW" >> >> Question: is this description correct? when would you want to set this to >> Y? >> >> Permission required to add product to "PurchaseAllow" category: >> >> "if this is Y, catalog administrators can only add products to 'Purchase >> Allow' categories if the have the permission CATALOG_VIEW_ALLOW" >> >> Question: is this description correct? when would you want to set this to >> Y? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Chris >> >> On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 11:21 PM, BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net> wrote: >> >> >> >>> the permission are programmed in to widgets, ftl and services. >>> there are two parts to a permission >>> XXXX is the permission >>> YYYY is that action >>> XXXX_YYYY >>> XXXX_VIEW for permission. >>> _VIEW should only allow seeing data. note the _ preceding it. >>> if you want to granularize something more then created a new section or >>> Permission XXXX_ >>> here are the permission groups >>> >>> >>> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/webtools/control/FindGeneric?entityName=UserLoginSecurityGroup&find=true&VIEW_SIZE=50&VIEW_INDEX=0 >>> and add the following >>> _CREATE >>> _UPDATE >>> _DELETE >>> _VIEW >>> _ADMIN >>> >>> >>> https://demo-trunk.ofbiz.apache.org/webtools/control/FindGeneric?entityName=SecurityGroupPermission&find=true&VIEW_SIZE=50&VIEW_INDEX=0 >>> like >>> >>> >>> !security.hasPermission("LEARN_VIEW",(GenericValue)context.get("userLogin"))) >>> <if-has-permission permission="ORDERMGR" action="_VIEW"/> >>> >>> >>> >>> If you find others that are different they are not following the best >>> practices. >>> >>> ======================= >>> >>> BJ Freeman >>> http://bjfreeman.elance.com >>> Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation < >>> http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=93> >>> Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> >>> >>> Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist >>> >>> Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man >>> Linkedin >>> < >>> >>> http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro >>> Christopher Snow sent the following on 5/15/2010 2:28 PM: >>> >>> >>>> There are two options when creating/editing a Product Catalog: >>>> >>>> - Permission required to add product to "ViewAllow" category >>>> - Permission required to add product to "PurchaseAllow" category >>>> >>>> What do these options actually do? >>>> >>>> Many thanks, >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >
