[Koha] [Second call] Need feedback on lists (virtual shelves) permissions

[Marcel de Rooy]

Appreciate any feedback. Or we should just guess what is best for you :)


Marcel


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Van: Marcel de Rooy
Verzonden: dinsdag 11 april 2017 16:57
Aan: Koha ML
Onderwerp: Need feedback on lists (virtual shelves) permissions


Hi all,


On Bugzilla report 18228 https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=18228 I have proposed to merge the currently separated Add and Delete permission for entries on a list into a new Change permission.

This BZ attachment https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/attachment.cgi?id=60943 shows you the new options: Change is allowed for Nobody (readonly), Owner only, or Anyone seeing the list.

Owen suggested to hide the "Anyone seeing the list" option for private lists.


As a plea in favor of the new design, I would add that (apart from simplifying something that confused people) we could see the list as a document containing lines. If we allow someone to change the document, he is able to add and delete lines. In Koha we are actually not interested in who added a line (entry to the list). The information is saved but only used in context of the old permission scheme. We follow a similar principle with e.g. biblios or patrons: if we have edit/modify/change permission, we can add and delete a biblio, a patron, etc.


So, my main question is now: Would you consider this as a welcome simplification or as feature loss? Are you heavily leaning on the separation of add and delete permissions?

If you can add a response on the Bugzilla report, please do. Otherwise reply to the list.


Thanks,

Marcel