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Menus Options

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How to access[edit]

Navigate to Menus → Menu Manager and click on the Options icon in the Toolbar.

Description[edit]

This screen allows you to set global permissions for the Menus component. These settings control what actions that members of each user group may take with respect to menus.

Screenshot[edit]

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Permissions Settings[edit]

  • Groups. Permissions are set for one group at a time. Click on the desired group to open the slider for that group.

Action

  • Configure. Access the Options screen for a component.
  • Access Component. Open the component manger screens (User Manager, Menu Manager, Article Manager, and so on).
  • Create. Create an object in the component (for example, create a user, article, contact, and so on).
  • Delete. Delete an object in the component (for example, delete a user, article, contact, and so on).
  • Edit. Edit an object in the component (for example, edit a user, article, contact, and so on).
  • Edit State. Change the published state of an object in the component. Normal states include Published, Unpublished, Archived, and Trashed.

Select New Setting

The Select New Setting Options as as follows:

  • Inherited. Inherited from a parent group or a higher level in the component hierarchy. Can result in this action being allowed or not allowed for this group, depending on what permission is set at a higher level in the group/component hierarchy.
  • Allowed. This action is allowed for this group.
  • Allowed - Conflict. Help16-ACL-Conflict.pngThis group is given Allowed permission for this action. However, this permission is overridden by a Denied permission at a higher level in the group/component hierarchy. So this group does not have permission for this action and will show as Not Allowed in the calculated Setting column.
  • Denied. This action is denied for this group. This will also deny this action for any groups or components at a lower level in the group/component hierarchy.

Calculated Setting

Important Note: The Calculated Settings column is only updated after you press the Save button. If you make changes to the permissions settings, press the Save button to see the updated Calculated settings.

The following values may be shown in the Calculated Settings column.

  • Allowed. Help16-ACL-Allowed.pngThis action is allowed for this group. This is because the action has been allowed at this level or at a higher level in the component/group hierarchy.
  • Not Allowed. Help16-ACL-Not-Allowed.pngThis action is not allowed for this group. This is because the action has not been allowed anywhere in the component/group hierarchy. This setting can be overridden.
  • Not Allowed (Locked). Help16-ACL-Not-Allowed-Locked.pngThis action is not allowed for this group. This is because the action has been denied at this level or a higher level in the component/group hierarchy. This setting can not be overridden at this level or for any lower level in the component/group hierarchy.

Toolbar[edit]

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

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  • Save & Close. Saves any changes and returns you to the main screen.
  • Save. Saves any changes and keeps the current screen open. Note, do this to see the effect of changes you have made in the screen.
  • Cancel. Does not save any changes and returns you to the main screen.

Quick Tips[edit]

  • In the Permissions tab, click on Save to update the Calculated Setting column.

Related information[edit]