Wiki source code of Rights UI Requirements
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| 1 | == Use cases == | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | * How do I make my XWiki hidden/private? (only registered users can view/edit) | ||
| 4 | * How do I make my XWiki locked? (admins only can create a new account) | ||
| 5 | * Many mistakes are made when managing rights because: | ||
| 6 | ** the meaning of the different fields is not clear | ||
| 7 | ** which text to enter in the fields is not clear | ||
| 8 | ** the cascading of the rights between xwiki, space and document is not clear | ||
| 9 | * We need the following improvements: | ||
| 10 | ** Easier access to user and groups. Select or add any user or groups. Add to groups on the fly. | ||
| 11 | ** Easier understanding of view/edit/comment/admin rights | ||
| 12 | ** Visual understanding of rights inheritance (rights from the upper level replace or not at the current level) | ||
| 13 | * view all the rights on the wiki (global rights + space specific rights + pages specific rights) | ||
| 14 | |||
| 15 | == Components == | ||
| 16 | |||
| 17 | * **Visibility** | ||
| 18 | ** Local | ||
| 19 | ** Global | ||
| 20 | |||
| 21 | * **Level** | ||
| 22 | ** Page ( [[XWiki Rights Class>>xwiki:XWiki.XWikiRights]] ) | ||
| 23 | ** Space | ||
| 24 | ** Wiki | ||
| 25 | |||
| 26 | * **Status** | ||
| 27 | ** Default(represent it) | ||
| 28 | ** Allow | ||
| 29 | ** Deny | ||
| 30 | |||
| 31 | * **Assignee** | ||
| 32 | ** User | ||
| 33 | *** Unregistered | ||
| 34 | *** Registered | ||
| 35 | ** Group | ||
| 36 | |||
| 37 | * **Actions** | ||
| 38 | ** View existing rights: default, allowed/denied given rights | ||
| 39 | ** Add specific rules | ||
| 40 | ** Remove the specific added rules | ||
| 41 | |||
| 42 | * **Display** in: | ||
| 43 | ** Rights Administration for Wiki Level | ||
| 44 | ** Rights Administration for Space Level | ||
| 45 | ** Rights Administration for Page Level -> Edit - Rights | ||
| 46 | ** User Profile | ||
| 47 | |||
| 48 | * **Extensible Rights** | ||
| 49 | |||
| 50 | == Considerations == | ||
| 51 | |||
| 52 | * **Describe** more explicit the rights **meaning** (they apply to pages/objects/etc?) | ||
| 53 | ** Remind the user what each right signifies | ||
| 54 | ** Use Details overlays (tooltips) to do that | ||
| 55 | * Rights visualization | ||
| 56 | ** Show **Default** rights | ||
| 57 | ** Show **Inherited** rights((( | ||
| 58 | |The "Edit" right should automatically inherit the "View" right |[[XWIKI-4491>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-4491]] | ||
| 59 | |Make inherited rights visible in the Rights Management UI |[[XWIKI-2636>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-2636]] + [[XWIKI-3835>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-3835]] | ||
| 60 | ))) | ||
| 61 | ** Specify that we have rights for document **creators**:((( | ||
| 62 | |"creator" special value for rights management |[[XWIKI-1769>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-1769]] | ||
| 63 | |||
| 64 | * They should not go from one view to another, but they should be able to see the inheritance they got from upper levels: | ||
| 65 | ** If users only have the space admin right then they are only directed to the space admin. | ||
| 66 | *** They cannot switch space from this admin. | ||
| 67 | ** Global admin are directed to the usual interface which gives access to the global and space admins. | ||
| 68 | ** An administrator should be able to disable per page access rights. | ||
| 69 | ))) | ||
| 70 | |||
| 71 | * Users and groups can be either managed in the **global wiki** (xwiki: prefix) or in the **local wiki**, or in both | ||
| 72 | ** We need a visual way to distinguish the global and local groups (hidding the xwiki: prefix)((( | ||
| 73 | | Configurable Access Rights granularity |[[XWIKI-2183>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-2183]] | ||
| 74 | ))) | ||
| 75 | |||
| 76 | * **Apply** button for Rights management | ||
| 77 | ** It would be better if we have a "Apply" and "Cancel" buttons so we can do the changes but only commit when we click on the apply/submit button | ||
| 78 | |||
| 79 | |= Users & Groups | ||
| 80 | |Allow checking what groups a user belongs to using the Rights Management UI |[[XWIKI-2449>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-2449]] | ||
| 81 | |See to which groups a user belongs to |[[XWIKI-1901>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-1901]] | ||
| 82 | |= Filtering | ||
| 83 | | Ability to filter users/groups by granted rights in the new Rights Management UI|[[XWIKI-2410>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XWIKI-2410]] | ||
| 84 | |= Disabling elements | ||
| 85 | | Disable actions that you don't have the right for it | ||
| 86 | | Hide "Export as XAR" from Menu if you don't have Admin rights |[[XE-498>>http://jira.xwiki.org/jira/browse/XE-498]] |
