Multimedia|Operations Registry entry

Assign permissions to users / groups for managing image resolutions and document formats.

This entry is used to assign permissions to users / groups for the management of image resolutions and document formats. Any combination of the following privileges can be assigned:

  • Add
  • Delete
  • Generate
  • Update

When this entry has been set, the user / group (or everyone in the case of a System setting) will have access to the Multimedia Tool bar (on the Resolutions, Documents and Supplementary tabs of the Multimedia module), and the Multimedia menu will include entries for the assigned privileges. For example, users with the Delete permission assigned will have access to both:

  • The Multimedia>Delete Resource option in the Multimedia Menu.
  • The Delete Delete button in the Multimedia Tool bar.

    Note: If this entry has not been set, users will be unable to add, delete or generate image resolutions and document formats.

Usage

This Registry entry can be assigned to users, groups and system-wide:

Key User Group Key System
Key 1 User Group Key 1 System
Key 2 user group Key 2 Setting
Key 3 Setting Key 3 Multimedia
Key 4 Multimedia Key 4 Operations
Key 5 Operations    
Value priv;priv;... Value priv;priv;...
User user Setting Multimedia Operations priv;priv;...
Group group Setting Multimedia Operations priv;priv;...
System Setting Multimedia Operations priv;priv;...

where:

priv;priv;... is a semicolon separated list of privileges:
Add A different image resolution/ document format may be added to the Resolutions / Documents table. The user is presented with a file browser window to select the file to attach.

Delete

An image resolution / document format may be deleted from the Resolutions / Documents table.

Note: It is not possible to delete the master image and thumbnail from the Resolutions table, nor the master document from the Documents tables.
Generate A new image resolution format may be generated from the master.

Update

The Multimedia>Update Resource menu option is enabled in the Multimedia module.

See The Update Resource Command.

Examples

This entry allows all users to add and generate new formats:

Key Setting
Key 1 System
Key 2 Setting
Key 3 Multimedia
Key 4 Operations
Value Add;Generate

This entry gives users in group Admin all possible privileges:

Key Setting
Key 1 Group
Key 2 Admin
Key 3 Setting
Key 4 Multimedia
Key 5 Operations
Value Add;Delete;Generate;Update