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["Hyzer, Chris" <>]

If you customize a file, and you try to apply a patch, it will fail and let 
you know.  Then you can merge it in or whatever.  Does that address it?

Thanks
Chris

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Subject: [grouper-dev] UI customizations ( best practice / current design? )

I am looking for a general overview for "How to best customize the Grouper UI 
(new)" so that you don't paint yourself into a corner for the next 
upgrade/patch.
        I know that the "upgrade" condition is a bit of a crystal ball type 
question, but is there a plan for how someone can at least survive an "patch" 
process without losing customizations?

Is there any guidelines or advice on the general topic?


Specifically , I am ok with using some of the localization tools to "adjust 
text". But there are some more structural things that I would love to move 
around too.
        Example: I want to move at least some (if not all) of the "Loader" 
functions from the "grouperLoaderViewMoreActionsButton" up to the 
"groupViewMoreActionsButton".
                   I think I would ideally want to see a "sub section" on the 
"groupViewMoreActionsButton" that would be the full list of items on the 
"grouperLoaderViewMoreActionsButton". ( Plus the "Run Loader Diagnostics" 
button function too.)
                        And the "sub section" would be guarded by the same 
permissions as the "Loader jobs". ( So not every user would see the 
sub-section.)
                  I find the separation of these functions into different 
buttons almost as "jarring" as switching between the New UI and the Lite 
UI/Admin UI.


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Carey Matthew