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scritty
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Jan 5, 2007, 5:22 AM
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In the User Accounts table, there is a field named accessLevel. This field defines the different types of users. Each type of user has been assigned a value:
Disabled - 0
Writer - 2
Trusted Writer - 3
Editor - 4
Administrator - 9
What do the values 0, 2, 3, 4, and 9 mean? I couldn't find this in any of the documentation or see it discussed anywhere in the forums.
I'm looking to create a new type of user called a Sub-administrators who would have the same permissions as an Editor but would also have the ability to manage categories. However, the Sub-administrators would not have the ability to edit Publishing Rules or Placeholders.
Is this possible?
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ross
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Jan 6, 2007, 12:09 PM
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Re: [scritty] Access Level Field Editor
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Hi there.
Thanks for posting!
I must admit to not knowing exactly why we went with those particular numbers. What you'll find though is that the access levels are coded right into the main program so I am not exactly sure how you would go about adding a new level to that list.
The code is all available there though so feel free to try some things out. One thing to keep in mind though is that we don't really support changes to the code like that.
If you get something going, it would be great if you could post up some examples of what you ended up doing  .
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pfhowe
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Feb 2, 2007, 3:27 PM
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Hi Scritty
This mod permits Editors to access the Category management utility opposed to creating a new user type and corresponding access level for a Sub-Administrator as you described. Beware that as Ross said, this kind of mod is not supported by interactivetools but it works perfect for me with AM 2.02. I don't guarantee it will work for you and I accept no responsibility if things go wrong. It may also not be compatable with future releases of AM, so bear that in mind.
First of all you need to locate _wrapper.html located at "cgi-bin/artman2/templates/admin/_wrapper.html". Open it and find...
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ == "" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('login', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=loginForm" class="mLink">Login</a></td>
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('about', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=loginAbout" class="mLink">About</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ >= "1" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('home', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=home" class="mLink">Home</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ == "2" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('article', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleAdd" class="mLink">Create Article</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ >= "3" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('article', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleList" class="mLink">Articles</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ >= "9" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('category', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=categoryList" class="mLink">Categories</a></td>
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('admin', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=admin" class="mLink">Admin</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
and change it to this...
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ == "" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('login', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=loginForm" class="mLink">Login</a></td>
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('about', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=loginAbout" class="mLink">About</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ == "1" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('home', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=home" class="mLink">Home</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ == "2" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('article', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleAdd" class="mLink">Create Article</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ == "3" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('article', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleList" class="mLink">Articles</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ == "4" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('article', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleList" class="mLink">Articles</a></td><td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('category', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=categoryList" class="mLink">Categories</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<!-- templateIf : $currentuser.accessLevel$ == "9" -->
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('category', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=categoryList" class="mLink">Categories</a></td>
<td class="$selectedMenuOption:replace('admin', 'menuOn', 'menuOff')$"><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=admin" class="mLink">Admin</a></td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
Now open admin.cgi located at "cgi-bin/artman2/admin.cgi" and look for the following...
# dispatch user actions (login required)
&IT::App::Menu::Login::requireValidLogin();
&_dispatchUserActions($action) if ($CURRENT_USER->{'accessLevel'} >= 1);
&_dispatchAdminActions($action) if ($CURRENT_USER->{'accessLevel'} >= 9);
&IT::App::home("Unknown action '$action'"); # display error for unknown actions
exit;
and change it to this...
# dispatch user actions (login required)
&IT::App::Menu::Login::requireValidLogin();
&_dispatchUserActions($action) if ($CURRENT_USER->{'accessLevel'} >= 1);
&_dispatchAdminActions($action) if ($CURRENT_USER->{'accessLevel'} >= 4);
&_dispatchAdminActions($action) if ($CURRENT_USER->{'accessLevel'} >= 9);
&IT::App::home("Unknown action '$action'"); # display error for unknown actions
exit;
Save the files and upload them to your server. If you get it right, Editors and Administrators will have access to the Category management utility but not Writers and Trusted Writers. The link will appear in the blue bar at the top of the page.
If you also wish to add the Category icon to the Editor's home page you need to do the following...
Locate home.html at "cgi-bin/templates/menus/home.html" and find the following...
<!-- templateIf : $currentUser.accessLevel$ >= "3" -->
<tr>
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleAdd"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_add.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td width="33%"><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleAdd">Create Article</a></b><br /> Add a brand new article.</td>
<td rowspan="99"> </td>
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleList"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_list.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td width="33%"><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleList">Articles</a></b><br /> Display a list of existing articles.</td>
<td rowspan="99"> </td>
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=userPreferencesEdit"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_details.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td width="33%"><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=userPreferencesEdit">User Preferences</a></b><br /> Edit your user settings, such as email and password.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="8" height="25"></td></tr>
<tr>
<!-- templateIf : $currentUser.accessLevel$ >= "9" -->
<!-- Admin exclusive features -->
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=admin"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_admin.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=admin">Admin Menu</a></b><br /> Modify program configuration settings and user accounts.</td>
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=categoryList"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_categories.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=categoryList">Categories</a></b><br /> Add or update Categories.</td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=logoff"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_logoff.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=logoff">Logoff Program</a></b><br /> Exit the program and remove cookies.</td>
</tr>
<!-- /templateIf -->
and change it to this...
<!-- templateIf : $currentUser.accessLevel$ >= "3" -->
<tr>
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleAdd"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_add.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td width="33%"><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleAdd">Create Article</a></b><br /> Add a brand new article.</td>
<td rowspan="99"> </td>
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleList"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_list.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td width="33%"><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=articleList">Articles</a></b><br /> Display a list of existing articles.</td>
<td rowspan="99"> </td>
<!-- templateIf : $currentUser.accessLevel$ >= "4" -->
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=categoryList"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_categories.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=categoryList">Categories</a></b><br /> Add or update Categories.</td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="8" height="25"></td></tr>
<tr>
<!-- templateIf : $currentUser.accessLevel$ >= "9" -->
<!-- Admin exclusive features -->
<td><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=admin"><img src="$_weburl$images/icons/home_admin.gif" height="65" width="65" border="0" alt="" /></a></td>
<td><b><a href="$_cgiurl$?action=admin">Admin Menu</a></b><br /> Modify program configuration settings and user accounts.</td>
<!-- /templateIf -->
You must make the changes exactly as shown or you will have massive problems and need to reinstall the original files. Be sure to make backups of them. Let us know how you get on.
(This post was edited by pfhowe on Feb 2, 2007, 6:23 PM)
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