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[Niels van Dijk <>]

Hi Chris,

Sounds like a good idea. Especially if this is implemented as
attributes. Will the webservices expose these attributes as well?

regards,
Niels

Chris Hyzer wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I opened this feature request, any thoughts?
> 
> https://bugs.internet2.edu/jira/browse/GRP-297
> 
> A couple of people at CAMP wondered how people know in grouper what the 
> effects of assigning to users to groups or assigning grouper privileges 
> would have.  i.e. there are tons of groups and privileges, and maybe an 
> admin has permission to assign lots of things, but what are the exact 
> things the person should do to assign access?
> 
> I think we could have a very simple way to handle this, and could be a 
> built-in 2nd generation attribute...  It could be an attribute which could 
> be on groups or attributes, which holds some text (currently the limit is 
> 4k... maybe that is an issue, or we could suggest putting some text and a 
> link there).  Then anyone who has "update" or "admin" privileges on that 
> group or attribute would see that attribute's value in the help screen in 
> the UI for example...
> 
> The end result would be when someone logs in who has access to make 
> updates, and they click on the help button in the UI, they will see 
> institution specific help based on what they have access to do, potentially 
> with links to more documentation.
> 
> I wonder if wheel group members would see all help text... leaning in that 
> direction...
> 
> Thoughts?
> Chris
> 
> Ps. This is not a high priority... but seems like it could be a quick win 
> if we have time / inclination...

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