topic Re: Collaborator role in Alfresco Archive

Collaborator role

simon — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:27:20 GMT

As seen in the 1.2RC2 release notes:Added new "Collaborator" role. This role is just the combination of the "Editor" and "Contributor" roles.and the permission node example in the WIKI:<!– A contributor can create content and then they have full permission on what –> <!– they have cr

Re: Collaborator role

steve — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:32:49 GMT

Hello,

A Contributor can create new spaces.

Steve

Re: Collaborator role

simon — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:44:36 GMT

Steve, you are right. I should have checked this first, sorry.

I need someone who can add content (documents and such) but no sub spaces. This role should be able to read, checkout and remove all documents but can not change the folder structure.

I know how to add a role (can I extend permissionDefinitions XML file like the others?) but I can't find how to define "add content but no spaces".

<includePermissionGroup permissionGroup="AddChildren" type="sys:base"/>‍

Is the only line I can think of but it seems that spaces are children, just like documents.

Re: Collaborator role

simon — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:04:45 GMT

*bump*

I know how to add a role (can I extend permissionDefinitions XML file like the others?) but I can't find how to define 'add content but no spaces'.

Any answers on these 2 questions? Extending the permissionsDefinitition.XML + (and more important) define a rule with content adding like a collaborator but no spaces.

Thanks!

Re: Collaborator role

andy — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:09:13 GMT

Hi Simon

There is currently no way to allow create for documents but not folders in the permission layer.

If this is an application requirement, then this could be enforced by a custom evaluator on the menu item.

We are thinking of support in this area but there is interaction between files, folders, forums and discussions which make this more complicated.

Regards

Andy

Re: Collaborator role

simon — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:18:02 GMT

Thanks Andy.

This is a feature we would like to see. The folder structure is quite fixed and I prefer not to allow my editors to create spaces all over the structure but they should be able to add documents (wouldn't be much of a DMS if they couldn't).

I do understand that this is more complicated than it looks (the node ideas all over Alfresco is a good idea but makes it somewhat more complicated in this case).

We are thinking of support in this area.

Nice, just do it!

Re: Collaborator role

asoph — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:36:53 GMT

Hello

I have the same problem: I would like that the user can add content but no spaces.

Simon, did you find a solution to that problem?
Is it possible with Alfresco 1.4 to customize the role?

Thank you

as

Re: Collaborator role

simon — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 11:47:10 GMT

Asoph,

No, no solution for the problem yet and I don't know how 1.4 handles this. The delete permission I added works fine but indeed, I'm waiting for some permission settings that may differe from files and folders.