Markus - We are using that bit, but there is a problem if the page
hasn't been released, it doesn't appear on the list and the new user
can't pick it up. But for pages already established this is a great
solution.


On Nov 30, 10:51 pm, Wayne Bouwmeester <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Yes, I guess clicking on the "assign user" link, then the ... button,
> then clicking search (maybe having typed in some search criteria),
> then clicking the radio button for the specific user, then clicking
> OK, then clicking OK to the message telling you that clicking the next
> OK will change the last editor of the page, then actually clicking the
> OK to apply the change, then clicking OK because windows wants to
> close the popup, and then refreshing the page might work.
> Not sure how much of a shortcut that is to clicking a "take draft
> ownership" button.
> I guess it depends on how much your users are willing to put up with.
>
> If you are trying, as an admin, to change ownership to someone else,
> then yes, you are at the mercy of said interface.
> If you are trying to take ownership quickly as part of a repetitive
> business process, I think some investment in click reduction might be
> in order.
>
> Wayne.
>
> On Nov 30, 6:38 pm, markus giesen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Uhm, you don't necessarily need a plugin to change the user of a page.
> > Just use this shortcut:http://bit.ly/75HLuH
>
> > Cheers :)
> > Markuswww.reddotcmsblog.com
>
> > On 1 Dez., 08:17, Wayne Bouwmeester <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > I wrote a plugin years ago that allowed users to "steal" a page in
> > > draft.
> > > Basically, I found that if you changed the page via an RQL statement
> > > it became yours, ignoring the current draft user.
> > > I just wrote some RQL that filled in the current user's name in a
> > > field named stf_CurrentOwner.
> > > So to steal the page for editing, you just clicked the button, it ran
> > > the plugin, put your name in the field, and now it's in your drafts
> > > instead of your friend's.
> > > It's kinda making use of RedDot's security by obscurity, but it worked
> > > then. Not sure if it will work in more recent versions, but you might
> > > want to try it. Not much invested if it doesn't work.
> > > Wayne.
>
> > > On Nov 25, 9:02 am, Tiffany <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > My users would like the CMS to act more like a wiki...basically they
> > > > want to collaborate on a page, share it between editors, but WITHOUT
> > > > releasing the page for publication. We have tried a few creative
> > > > measures to make this happen: (1) allowing them to Assign Last Editor
> > > > (2) Releasing the page but publishing to a staging area (3) putting
> > > > fake text in the released version that says "coming soon" until the
> > > > real text is agreed upon (4) multi leveled workflow that shuffles the
> > > > page around a max of 3 times before releasing
>
> > > > None of these options are working very well. Does anyone have a system
> > > > in place where multiple editors can review a *new* page before it gets
> > > > released for publication? Any ideas are appreciated!

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