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Global permission Can list trackers (tiki_p_list_trackers) is not applied

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Open
Subject
Global permission Can list trackers (tiki_p_list_trackers) is not applied
Version
23.x
25.x
26.x
Category
  • Consistency
  • Bug
Feature
Trackers
Resolution status
Confirmed
Submitted by
Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist
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Jonny Bradley
Lastmod by
Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist
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Description

We have a global permission tiki_p_list_trackers that should allow or deny groups to be able to see the list of trackers (tiki-list_trackers.php). This permission is only listed in the global permission (not object) so it is definitely all trackers.

Tested with a fresh Tiki25.x
See in the attached video:

It seems this permissions is simply ignored.

  1. Visiting the tracker list page as anonymous I can see the tracker list page with an empty table.
    What a un-happy UX/UI...When the is nothing to see, the user/visitor should clearly see nothing ? and eventually the reason he sees nothing. Not an empty table.
  2. If you change the object permission "tiki_p_view_trackers" for a tracker, it will be listed.


Doesn't make sense to me.
See my suggestions in the Solution field below.

before test in Tiki25

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Tested at https://nextdev.tiki.org Last updated (GIT 23.x:19611): Thursday 09 September, 2021

Global permission Can list trackers (tiki_p_list_trackers) disable
Screen Shot 2021 09 13 At 7.45.52

Anonymous can see in the trackers list different trackers
Screen Shot 2021 09 13 At 7.54.22


Test 2 disabling ALL global permissions for trackers for anonymous (for all)
Screen Shot 2021 09 13 At 7.56.20

Anonymous can now only see tracker5 listed
Screen Shot 2021 09 13 At 7.57.41


Test 3 disabling Can view trackers (tiki_p_view_trackers) object permission for tracker5
Screen Shot 2021 09 13 At 7.57.41

This (tracker) object permissions Can view trackers (tiki_p_view_trackers) is enable.


Test 4
Disabling this (tracker) object permissions Can view trackers (tiki_p_view_trackers)

Anonymous can't see the tracker5 listed, but still can see tiki-list_trackers.php and the menu item


Test 5
If I enable (one by one) for Anonymous:
Can create new tracker items (tiki_p_create_tracker_items)
Can change tracker items (tiki_p_modify_tracker_items)
Can remove tracker items (tiki_p_remove_tracker_items)
(I stopped here)

Anonymous can't see any trackers listed, but still can see tiki-list_trackers.php and the menu item



My understanding is that, as there is NO tiki_p_list_trackers permissions per tracker object is that this permission is a top layer that should be applied to display or hide tiki-list_trackers.php trackers=>list trackers

There are many cases you want users (groups) to access item(s) but not to see the trackers list without redoing the all display interface. "tiki_p_list_trackers" permission was an easy and cleaner (no empty list or un-useful menu item) way to be sure this doesn't happen. While there are other ways to achieve this, those are complicate and require power users knowledge.

I believe that in time something was omitted (broken) and it went under the radar.
May be because the permission label "Can view trackers (tiki_p_view_trackers)" is not clear enough vs "Can list trackers". It should have been "Can view tracker items" .

Solution
  1. When a group doesn't have "permission tiki_p_list" he simply shouldn't be able to see the table or page content, but a message You don't have permission to list the trackers.
  2. When user/visitor load tiki-list_trackers.php that lead to an empty table, he shouldn't see the table or page content but a message You don't have permission to list the trackers.
Importance
6
Easy to solve?
5
Priority
30
Demonstrate Bug (Tiki 19+)
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Ticket ID
7824
Created
Monday 13 September, 2021 05:21:33 GMT-0000
by Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist
LastModif
Tuesday 03 May, 2022 05:52:29 GMT-0000

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