ArasLabs / hide-tabs-by-identity

Sample code demonstrates how to disable or remove tabs based on current user's identity membership.

Hiding Relationship Tabs in an Item Window by Identity

It may be necessary that only certain users or groups are able to view the multiple relationships to a single item.

This project demonstrates a code-free approach to handle this use case by using the Configurable User Interface (CUI) data model. Previous versions of this project would hide the relationship tabs for only a single Form. The configuration changes made in this project now hide the relationship tabs from any Form of a given ItemType.

History

Release	Notes
v5.0.0	Updated to use CUI
v4.0.0	Tested on 12.0, 12.0 SP1
v3.0.1	Fix readme and screenshot for Aras11SP12.
v3	Updated project with import package to support Aras 11 SP9
v2	Updated document to handle deprecated methods
v1	Word Document with Method Code and Instructions

Supported Aras Versions

Project	Aras
v5.0.0	12.0 SP7
v4.0.0	12.0, 12.0 SP1
v3.0.1	11 SP12
v3	11 SP9
v2	8.2.0, 9.0.1,9.1.0
v1	8.2.0, 9.0.1,9.1.0

Installation

Important!

Always back up your code tree and database before applying an import package or code tree patch!

Pre-requisites

1. Aras Innovator installed (version 12.0 SPx preferred)
2. Aras Package Import tool
3. labs_HideTabsByIdentity import package

Install Steps

1. Backup your database and store the BAK file in a safe place.
2. Open up the Aras Package Import tool.
3. Enter your login credentials and click Login
   • Note: You must login as root for the package import to succeed!
4. Enter the package name in the TargetRelease field.
   • Optional: Enter a description in the Description field.
5. Enter the path to your local ..\HideTabsByIdentity\Import\imports.mf file in the Manifest File field.
6. Select aras.labs.cui.HideTabsByIdentity in the Available for Import field.
7. Select Type = Merge and Mode = Thorough Mode.
8. Click Import in the top left corner.
9. Close the Aras Package Import tool.

Usage

The configuration in this project hides the BOM and BOM Structure tabs for any user who is not a member of the Administrators identity.

1. Log in to Aras as a user in the Administrators identity - i.e. 'admin'.
2. Select Design > Parts in the Table of Contents (TOC).
3. Open up any Part item for viewing.

The BOM and BOM Structure tabs will be visible because the current user is a member of the Administrators identity.

4. Log out of Aras.
5. Log in to Aras as a user who does not belong to the Administrators identity.
6. Select Design > Parts in the Table of Contents (TOC).
7. Open up any Part item for viewing.

The BOM and BOM Structure tabs will be hidden from the form. The first relationship tab that appears will be the 'Alternates' tab.

Contributing

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
5. Submit a pull request

For more information on contributing to this project, another Aras Labs project, or any Aras Community project, shoot us an email at [e-mail].

Credits

Documented and published by Eli Donahue for Aras Labs. @EliJDonahue

Maintained by Christopher Gillis for Aras Labs. @cgillis-aras

License

Aras Labs projects are published to Github under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for license rights and limitations.