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Permission Model scenario

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Is it possible that a user can't publish their own content, but can do so for someone else at the same level in the CMS?

#81430
Feb 17, 2014 12:11
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Can anyone help here please?

#81487
Feb 18, 2014 11:59
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I'm not really sure what you mean here? Could you describe your problem a little more i detail, please?

#81498
Feb 18, 2014 12:43
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I'll try and explain in more detail.

You have two users in the system who manage “Articles”. ArticleUser1, and ArticleUser2.
Both users have permissions to create Articles (under a given parent page).
However, they can’t publish content that THEY have created.

So, ArticleUser1 creates a new Article (“page1”), and sets it “Ready to publish”.
ArticleUser2 goes in, and approves and publishes the page.
ArticleUser2 then creates their own Article (“page2”), and also sets it “Ready to publish”.

ArticleUser1 logs in. See’s that “Page1” is published, and then publishes “page2”

I release this is an unusual situation, but it is a requirement of our client.

 

#81503
Feb 18, 2014 12:53
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If articles are not under the same node, you could use one of the built-in approval workflows.

You can find more info in administration manual: http://world.episerver.com/Documentation/Items/Manuals/

#81504
Feb 18, 2014 13:00
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They are very likely to be under the same node.

I've been looking at workflows separately (not used them before)
I’ll see where I get to with them, thanks

#81505
Feb 18, 2014 13:02
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Or they can be under the same node, and in that case you could use 'Parallel approval of pages'

#81506
Feb 18, 2014 13:02
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I thought Parellel just meant that a certain number of approvers have to approve page before it gets approved?
But, they can do so at hte same time, not one after each other?

My initial limited testing seems that even if you have a workflow going, you can just publish it anyway skipping the workflow steps? Seems to make the workflow process pointless tbh.. unless I'm missing something.

#81507
Edited, Feb 18, 2014 13:04
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You can create your own workflow if none of the built-in ones suit your needs, and make sure the workflow is not possible to skip.

#81508
Feb 18, 2014 13:11
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@Danny,

They can skip the workflow if they have Publish permission.
Make sure they don't have Publish / Administer permission and they'll only have 'Ready to Publish' option available.
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1671/ld9v.png

You can also set the minimum number of users that have to approve the content.
http://i.imgur.com/LCr5jLG.png

#81509
Edited, Feb 18, 2014 13:40
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I did more testing.
1. The user that creates the content must not have Publish permission, otherwise he can skip the workflow.
2. The user that approves the content must have Publish permission, otherwise he can't approve it.

I'm not sure if this is how it worked in EPi 6. I'm not 100% sure but I think that approvers didn't have to have Publish permission.

Anyway, you will have to write your own workflow for this scenario.

#81511
Feb 18, 2014 14:32
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Thanks Dejan,

That was the result of my testing also.
It'll see if creating a custom work flow is an option (budget etc), but otherwise, we can have a two stage approval, but just ensure that there is a business rule not to skip the process..

#81512
Feb 18, 2014 14:37
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