How does it work with the access level control?
Friday, 11 July 2008 20:10

In general there are 5 categories

  • View
  • Edit
  • Delete and Reorder
  • New Row
  • Change Table options

View is for deciding what users are allowed to see the table in the frontend. You can set access levels with the Joomla Menu Links, too. But they're not as detailed as this ones, and they can be tricked by entering the url directly.

Edit is for displaying the pencil symbol behind every row. And therefor if a user can change an existing row.

Delete and Reorder is for displaying the red X and the input field with number inside behind very row. And therefor is a user can delete rows and change the ordering.

New Row is for displaying the Button "New Row" and therefor if a user is allowed to insert new rows.

Change table options is containing the elementary table functions like new row, rename, reorder, sort, ...

For every area and for every table you can set the user rights in the backend. For this go to the backend --> Components --> Event Table Edit --> Tables / Configuration --> select the table you want --> and then click on the tab Access Level.

Now you have two ways for setting the user rights:

  • With user groups: You can allocate a user group to every function. (All / Registered / Author / Editor / Manager / Administrator / Super Administrator) That means only members of the selected user groups (or higher) can use the function.
  • Qualify single users: The textfields behind the user groups are for qualifying single users to administrate the table. e.g. you fill in "Heinz, Gerd" at "New Row" and then only the users Heinz and Gerd are allowed to insert new rows. (Divide several users with a comma, small- big characters aren't important, spaces behind the comma aren't important).
    A AJAX Function helps you to find usernames and lists usernames when you entered some characters.
    If you enter one or more usernames into a textfield the access level administration through the user groups is disabled. So the option "Author" at "New Row" has no effect if you entered "frank" behind.
 

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