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Status Future consideration
Workspace OpenPages Ideas
Components End User UI
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 30, 2021

Checkboxes next to grid items should not appear if user does not have associate permission

In 8.2.0.0, when you have an association grid view on a task view (e.g. Associated Processes grid on an Entity Task view), users would need an Associate action button in order to associate or disassociate objects.

In 8.2.0.3, rather than using the Associate button to disassociate objects, users are now given checkboxes next to each item in the grid. Then users can checkoff items, and a "Remove" button appears that allows them to disassociated the checked items.

This is fine for users with Associate permission.

The problem is that for users without Associate permission, the Associate button does not appear (which is expected), but the checkboxes still appear next to each grid item. Furthermore, the user can checkoff items and the Remove button appears. When the user tries to click on Remove, they get an error saying they don't have permission to perform this operation (which is expected since they do not have associate access to the object).

This request is to not show the checkboxes next to the grid items when the user does not have Associate permission. This is more inline with previous behavior that took a preventative approach (by not giving user the option to attempt the disassociation).

Needed By Quarter
  • Admin
    JOHN Lundgren
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    Mar 1, 2022

    Thank you again for submitting this RFE!

    This request will likely not be delivered within the release currently under development. IBM is soliciting RFE Community feedback for this request through activities such as voting. IBM will update this request in the future.

  • Admin
    JOHN Lundgren
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    Dec 1, 2021

    Thank you for submitting this RFE!

    The IBM team is evaluating this RFE. A decision or request for more information will be provided within 90 days of the date that this issue was submitted.