Restrict Simple Edit User access to Asset Map

Squiz Matrix General Discussion
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Hello


There are screens in the simple edit Layout that give the user to the asset map.

Such as "Tagging" and "Linking."



On our MySource Matrix v3.28.1 we have several Sites, and each site has its own site editor.

We would like to allow each site editor access though simple edit to their own site, but we do not want them to have access to the other sites.

(We want them to be able to set and edit Tagging and Linking)



In fact we would prefer that they would be prevented from seeing anything but their own site.



We have tried setting the "Asset Map Root Asset" in the "User Preferences" but that can be easily circumvented simply by clicking on the "Restore the root folder" icon.

We tried setting "deny read permission" on one site to prevent the other editors from accessing that site. That worked to the extent that the other editors could not access the site.



But we are concerned that as the number of sites grows, there will be a too many "deny read permissions" to administer. Not only that, but presumably there will be a performace hit while all those deny permissions are checked.



Which brings me to my Question.

Is there a way to restrict simple edit users view of the asset map to a particular root node?



Thank you for any help or suggestions that you can give.

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Not beyond what you are already doing.


In my personal Matrix system, I work around this by adding folders to the root level of the asset map with a single letter. Eg.:


  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D



    I then create folders/site assets underneath there (sites are created under the corresponding first letter of their name). Permissions on the top-level folders are empty (meaning nobody has access to them apart from System Administrators), so if anybody teleports to the root level, they just see folders for each letter of the alphabet and a red cross.



    Another way you could work around it is to extend your Simple Edit interface with the JavaScript API and write your own asset chooser in JavaScript (do away with the inbuilt asset tree altogether). But that complicated.
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Excellent!


Thank you Dan. That works well.



Polonius