Limiting Admin Authority

[rtwingfield]

Can the authority of additional Admin users be limited?

For example, I don't want a stock clerk to have access to the configuration functions, but I would like to create clerical users that can add or remove items, change QOH, etc., but NOT change the site template, header images, side boxes, etc., . . .or (worst case scenario) remove me as the über admin

This reference http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Table_admin suggests that nine admin levels are perhaps planned for the [FONT="Courier New"]admin_level[/FONT] element of the [FONT="Courier New"]admin[/FONT] table, but noted that currently only 0 or 1 are used . . .other values are ignored. Seems to me that a "Table of Authorities" would be necessary. Is there such an add-on module out there?

[kobra]

There is a 3rd party module for admin profiles available in the free software add ons section

[rtwingfield]

Thanks for the quick reply. I should have looked in the obvious place, i.e., the free software add ons section before posting. I've Googled and searched the forums, but never hit on the Admin Profiles add on. I'll download and take a look.

Thanks again,
RW

[DrByte]

Admin Profiles is built-in to v1.5.0

[rtwingfield]

Interesting . . .excellent addition to the core code.

I'm running v1.3.9h (what we FreeBSD users would call a stable release). I just completed the installation of the Admin Profiles add-on. I assume that if and when I upgrade to v1.5.0, then the mods to the non-overridden source code files will be retained?

By the way, the orange dots with the P for permissions do not display on the lines with my (currently) two administrators. I haven't had time to research yet, but I suspect a style sheet/table error? . . .perhaps I misplaced a code patch or whacked something like a table tag, div or something.

[rtwingfield]

Yep, my typo/insert mistake! The out-of-place orange dots were misplaced because I added the following line of patch code (line #196) after the [FONT="Courier New"]</td>[/FONT] tag.

    195 <!-- Following line added by RTW -->
    196 <?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ADMIN_CONTROL, 'adminID=' . $admins->fields['admin_id']) . '">' . zen_image(DIR_WS_IMAG
ES . 'icon_permissions.gif', ICON_PERMISSIONS) . '</a>'; ?>
    197                 </td>

All said, this is a very useful add-on. Obviously, a lot of thought went into it. I'm so glad that I didn't have to write something like it!

Thanks to the developers!