Workbench Access Sections

Access Sections

Once you have declared an access scheme, you may enable the sections for that scheme. This process can be automated (as explained above) or manual.

Access sections are configured on the Sections tab of the settings. This page shows the hierarchy of all the active schemes on your site.

Once you have configured these options, you may assign editors to sections.

Manual section configuration

Each top-level item and its children are displayed in a separate fieldset. If a fieldset has no active sections, it will display collapsed.

The default page looks like so:

+ Museum
    [*] All of Museum
    [*] - Exhibits
    [*] -- Exhibits Staff
    [*] -- Exhibits Visitors
    [*] - Library
    [*] -- Library Staff
    [*] -- Library Visitors
    [*] - Gift Shop
    [*] -- Gift Shop Staff
    [*] -- Gift Shop Visitors

Items are ordered by their parent->child relationship. The hierarchy of your access scheme is represented by the -- marks in the interface. In this case, we can see that:

Library Visitors is a child of Library is a child of All of Museum.

Your editors may be assigned to any active section. To disable a section, uncheck the option and save the configuration.

Note that disabling a section will remove any editors from an existing setting. We recommend configuring this screen once for your site.

Automated section configuration

If using automated sections, as described in 4.1.1, you will see a message at the top of the Sections page:

All sections are set to be active automatically. Disable the Automated section assignment option to make changes.

If this is the case, all options will be disabled and the submit button will be removed.

Editing sections in native forms

When using the Menu or Taxonomy schemes, you may enable or disable sections when using the native editing forms for those modules. Only roles with the 'Administer Workbench Access settings' permission may perform this action.

At the bottom of a form, look for the check box:

[ ] Workbench Access editorial section
    Enable this menu as an active editorial section.

If using Automated section configuration, these checkboxes may be selected and disabled for you. Otherwise, select the proper status for each item as you edit.

Note that removing a section also removes all editors and content from that section.