How to make the applications interface more simple to certain users?

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How to make the applications interface more simple to certain users?

Bruno Busco
Hi,
I am trying to configure OFBiz to be used by the final client. He is new to
the application and, at the beginning, only needs few operations on
catalogs, orders and facilities.

I have created a user security group with permissions to only access to
Catalog, Order and Facility applications so that all other applications can
only be accessed by the OFBiz administrator.
Now I am wondering how to hide some of the so many menu commands and fields
that he has still available in the three applications he has access to.
I do not like the option to change the application commenting out things
because than they will be not available to the admin itself and if needed at
a later time a new change in the software is needed.

I think that the best would be a more granular permissions that could affect
the applications menu (hiding/showing options and of course disabling the
relative requests).

In this way new commands could be experimented on a different test user that
will have the new permission enabled and then it could be activated on the
standard user.
An example of what I would not to be visible to the "standard user" could be
options like "Agreements","Accounts","Payment types","Maintenance","Meters"
etc. for the product screen menu.

Is there some mechanism I am not aware of to do this?
If not is any plan or idea to do this so that may be I could try to start
doing what I need in a way that I could contribute back to the community?

Many thanks,
-Bruno
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Re: How to make the applications interface more simple to certain users?

Jacques Le Roux
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Hi Bruno,

I don't think there is already such granularity in OFBiz. Of course, your contribution would be welcome.

Jacques

From: "Bruno Busco" <[hidden email]>

> Hi,
> I am trying to configure OFBiz to be used by the final client. He is new to
> the application and, at the beginning, only needs few operations on
> catalogs, orders and facilities.
>
> I have created a user security group with permissions to only access to
> Catalog, Order and Facility applications so that all other applications can
> only be accessed by the OFBiz administrator.
> Now I am wondering how to hide some of the so many menu commands and fields
> that he has still available in the three applications he has access to.
> I do not like the option to change the application commenting out things
> because than they will be not available to the admin itself and if needed at
> a later time a new change in the software is needed.
>
> I think that the best would be a more granular permissions that could affect
> the applications menu (hiding/showing options and of course disabling the
> relative requests).
>
> In this way new commands could be experimented on a different test user that
> will have the new permission enabled and then it could be activated on the
> standard user.
> An example of what I would not to be visible to the "standard user" could be
> options like "Agreements","Accounts","Payment types","Maintenance","Meters"
> etc. for the product screen menu.
>
> Is there some mechanism I am not aware of to do this?
> If not is any plan or idea to do this so that may be I could try to start
> doing what I need in a way that I could contribute back to the community?
>
> Many thanks,
> -Bruno
>