How to provide limited ability to Delete Project Task

[guislainlagron]

Hi,

I have 1 clarification & 1 need.

Clarification:

• It appears that according to the Task Delete Record ACL and Delete [Global] UI Action, that users who have project_manager role should be able to delete a Project Task from the form, but as I impersonate such a user I do not see the Delete button. Why?

Need:

• I would like to enable a project_user to delete Project Task, as long as they created it and its state is Pending, so I created the following UI Action
  • Name=DELETE
  • Table=Project Task
  • Action=sysver_delete
  • Active=true
  • ShowUpdate=true
  • Client=true
  • FormButton=true
  • OnClick=confirmAndDeleteFromForm()
  • Condition=current.isValidRecord() && current.canDelete() && gs.getUserID() == current.sys_created_by && current.state == 1
  • Script=current.deleteRecord();
  • RequiresRole=project_user
• Yet, when I impersonate such a user my DELETE button does not show up on the form for a Pending Project Task which I just created. Why?

My questions are:

1. Is the solution to my need correct?
2. If so, is it related to the clarification, not working as expected?

Any hint would be appreciated; thanks!

Guislain

[nayanawadhiya1]

Hey Lagron,

Check the ACL on that Table.

There would be a DELETE ACL which having some roles through that it is restricting the project_manager if it is not present in that ACL's Role.

[arun_vydianatha]

Which release you are on?

From Geneva on we need it_project_manager to delete a project task.

So for (1) did you have the it_project_manager when you impersonated or just project_manager?

For (2)

Creating a Global UI Action for Delete for project users is not the recommended solution for the problem you are having.

I would suggest the following

1. Create a new Delete ACL for pm_project_task table

2. Give it role it_project_user

3. On condition give state == 1

Note On condition builder, if you choose Created By - platform doesn't give option is dynamic (ME).

Perhaps you can consider using assigned_to field instead of created by field

[guislainlagron]

Hi Arun,

Thanks for the prompt reply, Arun.

Yes good question, I had noticed the change between Helsinki & Istanbul regarding project_manager & it_project_manager changes.

I am on the Istanbul Developer Sandbox, and yet even logged as System Administrator, I do not see the UI Action delete button on a project task, albeit the Delete action is enabled.

Even though:

• Project Task table ACL shows

  pm_project_task

  delete

  record

  true

  where it requires it_project_manager role, and has Admin overrides enabled.

I like the ACL suggestion, but I cannot add an ACL to the table.

What am I missing?

Thanks,

Guislain

[Earl L]

guislainlagron,

Did you elevate your role/privileges to security_admin before you tried to add the ACL?

Earl