Question

I am using the Dakar version of ApprovalPlugin, and will soon switch to the renamed version, WorkflowPlugin.

I am using Template Login and TWiki::Users::HtPasswdUser

The buttons all appear correctly, and go through the workflow correctly.

However, anyone who is logged in can either go straight to the edit link and revise the document, or use the workflow revision system and revise the document despite not being in the appropriate user group.

I would like a situation where anyone can read the documents and see that they are under the workflow control, but only people who are logged in and in the right groups can revise and edit the topic.

Is this possible? Is this the default behaviour, but my configuration is not quite right?

In the topic for WorkflowPlugin reference is made to using .htaccess files if strict authentication is required. I would really like to avoid making everyone log in simply to see any of the topics - is this the consequence of strict authentication?

Thanks for any light anyone might be able to shed on this for me!

Environment

-- EdMcDonagh - 09 Aug 2006

Answer

The feature you request is already present. Please use the "Allow Edit" field in the state definition table of the work flow definition. You can edit only if you are an identified user in that list (that requires being logged in), but anybody can view.

-- ThomasWeigert - 09 Aug 2006

Which means that there must be a problem with my configuration, because I have used the Allow Edit field, and I am not in the group specified. However, I can edit

I guess the next stage is to install the renamed WorkflowPlugin and start a new control system and see if that works.

Thanks for confirming that it does indeed work in the way I would want it too!

-- EdMcDonagh - 09 Aug 2006