Forum OpenACS Q&A: OpenACS 3.x bboard for private group

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1: OpenACS 3.x bboard for private group
Posted by David Cotter on 03/31/03 12:03 AM
I remember it being possible to set up a topic in a bboard in OpenACS 3 accessible only by a specific private group of users.

I can't work out how to do this. Does anyone remember - is it even possible.

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2: Re: OpenACS 3.x bboard for private group (response to 1)
Posted by Jonathan Ellis on 03/31/03 04:10 PM
the code is definitely in there to do this...  I'd imagine you'd have to create a group first from the "user groups" admin page, then the bboard admin page would let you restrict to that group.

if not, and you can read code, bboard_restrict_access_to_group is what does the job so I'd start looking there.

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3: Re: OpenACS 3.x bboard for private group (response to 1)
Posted by Jamie Ross on 03/31/03 10:46 PM
Yes, you can definately set the group.. I am still running a modified version of 3.2.5 and have used this but as I remember.. the group setting dialog only shows up on one of the bboard admin pages and I cant remember which.. I usually get lazy and set it in the database from the psql.. :)
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4: Re: OpenACS 3.x bboard for private group (response to 1)
Posted by Brian Fenton on 04/01/03 04:09 PM
Hi David,
I think you'll find code that does what you want in www\admin\bboard\add-new-topic-2.tcl

It's called from www\intranet\customers\bboard-ae-2.tcl

If you want to use the UI to do this for you, then in your browser go to /intranet/customers/bboard-ae?group_id=

That's a link from intranet/customers/view?group_id=

Hope this helps
Brian