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Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

by Chad Kieffer-3 :: Rate this Message:

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I know this has been discussed in previous threads, unfortunately I  
don't have a copy of the thread any longer so I'm just going to post  
this.

I think the main "Identity Management" label in the admin menu should  
be reverted to "Users/Groups" or something similar. While the label  
now needs to represent a broader topic, Identity Management seems too  
broad and less recognizable.  Users/Groups seems broad enough and  
perhaps it's okay to repeat it in the submenu.

Just my $0.02.

- Chad

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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

by Tim Almdal :: Rate this Message:

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Keep in mind, that if you install a identity provider that is not writable (i.e. ldap), then you won't see the User/Group sub menu, as there is no user management capability.  So the high level menu needs to reflect that it might have nothing to with users and groups.

I was going to to put the self registration module admin under there, but as an alternative:
1) Put the User/Group back as a high level menu (this is where it use to be)
2) Create a high level menu item ("Extensions" or "Plugins") I'm sure there is a better name. Under this menu we put modules and identity provider as they both are related to extending gallery.
3) User registration administration will go under settings.

Tim



Chad Kieffer wrote:
I know this has been discussed in previous threads, unfortunately I  
don't have a copy of the thread any longer so I'm just going to post  
this.

I think the main "Identity Management" label in the admin menu should  
be reverted to "Users/Groups" or something similar. While the label  
now needs to represent a broader topic, Identity Management seems too  
broad and less recognizable.  Users/Groups seems broad enough and  
perhaps it's okay to repeat it in the submenu.

Just my $0.02.

- Chad

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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

by Chad Kieffer-3 :: Rate this Message:

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On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:08 PM, Tim Almdal wrote:

Keep in mind, that if you install a identity provider that is not writable (i.e. ldap), then you won't see the User/Group sub menu, as there is no user management capability.  So the high level menu needs to reflect that it might have nothing to with users and groups.

I was going to to put the self registration module admin under there, but as an alternative:
1) Put the User/Group back as a high level menu (this is where it use to be)
2) Create a high level menu item ("Extensions" or "Plugins") I'm sure there is a better name. Under this menu we put modules and identity provider as they both are related to extending gallery.
3) User registration administration will go under settings.

This sounds like a better way to go. Extensions seems to be the more accurate label, but I wouldn't violently object to Plugins. 

In the case of using the LDAP provider, would the restored Users/Groups admin be replaced by the LDAP provider admin UI? That seems usable and intuitive to me.

Why couldn't 'User registration' go under the restored Users/Groups? 



Chad Kieffer wrote:
I know this has been discussed in previous threads, unfortunately I  
don't have a copy of the thread any longer so I'm just going to post  
this.

I think the main "Identity Management" label in the admin menu should  
be reverted to "Users/Groups" or something similar. While the label  
now needs to represent a broader topic, Identity Management seems too  
broad and less recognizable.  Users/Groups seems broad enough and  
perhaps it's okay to repeat it in the submenu.

Just my $0.02.

- Chad

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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

by Tim Almdal :: Rate this Message:

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In the case of using the LDAP provider, would the restored Users/Groups admin be replaced by the LDAP provider admin UI? That seems  usable and intuitive to me.
In the case of the LDAP provider there is no admin ui.  The parameters are set via a config file and user/group management are set external to Gallery3

Why couldn't 'User registration' go under the restored Users/Groups?
Doesn't really matter, but I was thinking, that way, User/Group takes you directly to the User/Group admin screen no sub menu but doesn't make sense.  What might be a better solution is we change the menu compression code so if there is only 1 sub-menu, it gets promoted to the higher level.

The other thought, is if we are creating a new "high level" menu called extensions, would it make sense to to move the theme choice menu item.  This way all the extension related stuff is under one high level menu.


----- Original Message -----
From: Chad Kieffer <chad@...>
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:32 pm
Subject: Re: [Gallery-devel] Identity Management vs. Users/Groups
To: Gallery development discussion list <gallery-devel@...>

> On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:08 PM, Tim Almdal wrote:
>
> > Keep in mind, that if you install a identity provider that is
> not 
> > writable (i.e. ldap), then you won't see the User/Group sub
> menu, as 
> > there is no user management capability.  So the high
> level menu 
> > needs to reflect that it might have nothing to with users and
> groups.>
> > I was going to to put the self registration module admin
> under 
> > there, but as an alternative:
> > 1) Put the User/Group back as a high level menu (this is where
> it 
> > use to be)
> > 2) Create a high level menu item ("Extensions" or "Plugins")
> I'm 
> > sure there is a better name. Under this menu we put modules
> and 
> > identity provider as they both are related to extending gallery.
> > 3) User registration administration will go under settings.
>
> This sounds like a better way to go. Extensions seems to be the
> more 
> accurate label, but I wouldn't violently object to Plugins.
>
> In the case of using the LDAP provider, would the restored
> Users/
> Groups admin be replaced by the LDAP provider admin UI? That
> seems 
> usable and intuitive to me.
>
> Why couldn't 'User registration' go under the restored Users/Groups?
>
>
>
> > Chad Kieffer wrote:
> >>
> >> I know this has been discussed in previous threads,
> unfortunately I
> >> don't have a copy of the thread any longer so I'm just going
> to post
> >> this.
> >>
> >> I think the main "Identity Management" label in the admin
> menu should
> >> be reverted to "Users/Groups" or something similar. While the label
> >> now needs to represent a broader topic, Identity Management
> seems too
> >> broad and less recognizable.  Users/Groups seems broad
> enough and
> >> perhaps it's okay to repeat it in the submenu.
> >>
> >> Just my $0.02.
> >>
> >> - Chad
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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

by Bharat Mediratta :: Rate this Message:

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Chad Kieffer wrote:

> On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:08 PM, Tim Almdal wrote:
>
>> Keep in mind, that if you install a identity provider that is not
>> writable (i.e. ldap), then you won't see the User/Group sub menu, as
>> there is no user management capability.  So the high level menu needs
>> to reflect that it might have nothing to with users and groups.
>>
>> I was going to to put the self registration module admin under there,
>> but as an alternative:
>> 1) Put the User/Group back as a high level menu (this is where it use
>> to be)
>> 2) Create a high level menu item ("Extensions" or "Plugins") I'm sure
>> there is a better name. Under this menu we put modules and identity
>> provider as they both are related to extending gallery.
>> 3) User registration administration will go under settings.
>
> This sounds like a better way to go. Extensions seems to be the more
> accurate label, but I wouldn't violently object to Plugins.

This approach worries me a bit because if you're using LDAP then it
always seems like you're using some funky UI to do normal stuff.  Ie, I
don't think that Gallery 3 ui should present itself as a core with a
bunch of extensions.  It should be a seamless whole.

Additionally, the names "Extensions" and "Plugins" are new.  We call
them "modules" both in the code and in the UI currently, so I'd expect
that name to recur in the UI as well.  I'm not averse to renaming
modules to plugins or extensions.  It would not be a cheap change, but
it's doable and if you want to do that let's do it before 3.0.  But I'd
hate to see us confuse the issue with yet another name.

Here's what I propose:
1) Put "Identity providers" should go under Settings since the provider
you use is a core setting.

2) If there's no User/Group administration, that menu option should go
away.  So it won't exist for LDAP, but it'll exist for core.

-Bharat

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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

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On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Bharat Mediratta <bharat@...> wrote:
Additionally, the names "Extensions" and "Plugins" are new.  We call
them "modules" both in the code and in the UI currently, so I'd expect
that name to recur in the UI as well.  I'm not averse to renaming
modules to plugins or extensions.  It would not be a cheap change, but
it's doable and if you want to do that let's do it before 3.0.  But I'd
hate to see us confuse the issue with yet another name.

Purely from a support standpoint; having the terms modules and plugins inter-mixed in G2 has been quite confusing to a fair number of people.  It's really hard for non-native English speakers when we call something a module, they are looking for that term and can't find it.

If we do make the change we need to make the change 100%.,  For example, if they are called 'plugins' the directory needs to be called plugins.  It cannot just be a change in the UI as we did in G2.  All documentation needs to be changed as well.

Just my $0.02

Kevin

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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

by Tim Almdal :: Rate this Message:

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Works for me:

Here's what I propose:
1) Put "Identity providers" should go under Settings since the provider you use is a core setting.

2) If there's no User/Group administration, that menu option should go away.  So it won't exist for LDAP, but it'll exist for core.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bharat Mediratta <bharat@...>
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:46 am
Subject: Re: [Gallery-devel] Identity Management vs. Users/Groups
To: Chad Kieffer <chad@...>
Cc: Gallery development discussion list <gallery-devel@...>

> Chad Kieffer wrote:
> > On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:08 PM, Tim Almdal wrote:
> >
> >> Keep in mind, that if you install a identity provider that is
> not
> >> writable (i.e. ldap), then you won't see the User/Group sub
> menu, as
> >> there is no user management capability.  So the high
> level menu needs
> >> to reflect that it might have nothing to with users and groups.
> >>
> >> I was going to to put the self registration module admin
> under there,
> >> but as an alternative:
> >> 1) Put the User/Group back as a high level menu (this is
> where it use
> >> to be)
> >> 2) Create a high level menu item ("Extensions" or "Plugins")
> I'm sure
> >> there is a better name. Under this menu we put modules and
> identity
> >> provider as they both are related to extending gallery.
> >> 3) User registration administration will go under settings.
> >
> > This sounds like a better way to go. Extensions seems to be
> the more
> > accurate label, but I wouldn't violently object to Plugins.
>
> This approach worries me a bit because if you're using LDAP then
> it
> always seems like you're using some funky UI to do normal
> stuff.  Ie, I
> don't think that Gallery 3 ui should present itself as a core
> with a
> bunch of extensions.  It should be a seamless whole.
>
> Additionally, the names "Extensions" and "Plugins" are
> new.  We call
> them "modules" both in the code and in the UI currently, so I'd
> expect
> that name to recur in the UI as well.  I'm not averse to
> renaming
> modules to plugins or extensions.  It would not be a cheap
> change, but
> it's doable and if you want to do that let's do it before
> 3.0.  But I'd
> hate to see us confuse the issue with yet another name.
>
> Here's what I propose:
> 1) Put "Identity providers" should go under Settings since the
> provider
> you use is a core setting.
>
> 2) If there's no User/Group administration, that menu option
> should go
> away.  So it won't exist for LDAP, but it'll exist for core.
>
> -Bharat
>
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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

by Chad Kieffer-3 :: Rate this Message:

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Works for me too.

On Oct 30, 2009, at 10:47 AM, Tim Almdal <tnalmdal@...> wrote:

> Works for me:
>
> Here's what I propose:
> 1) Put "Identity providers" should go under Settings since the  
> provider you use is a core setting.
>
> 2) If there's no User/Group administration, that menu option should  
> go away.  So it won't exist for LDAP, but it'll exist for core.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bharat Mediratta <bharat@...>
> Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:46 am
> Subject: Re: [Gallery-devel] Identity Management vs. Users/Groups
> To: Chad Kieffer <chad@...>
> Cc: Gallery development discussion list <gallery-devel@...
> >
>
> > Chad Kieffer wrote:
> > > On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:08 PM, Tim Almdal wrote:
> > >
> > >> Keep in mind, that if you install a identity provider that is
> > not
> > >> writable (i.e. ldap), then you won't see the User/Group sub
> > menu, as
> > >> there is no user management capability.  So the high
> > level menu needs
> > >> to reflect that it might have nothing to with users and groups.
> > >>
> > >> I was going to to put the self registration module admin
> > under there,
> > >> but as an alternative:
> > >> 1) Put the User/Group back as a high level menu (this is
> > where it use
> > >> to be)
> > >> 2) Create a high level menu item ("Extensions" or "Plugins")
> > I'm sure
> > >> there is a better name. Under this menu we put modules and
> > identity
> > >> provider as they both are related to extending gallery.
> > >> 3) User registration administration will go under settings.
> > >
> > > This sounds like a better way to go. Extensions seems to be
> > the more
> > > accurate label, but I wouldn't violently object to Plugins.
> >
> > This approach worries me a bit because if you're using LDAP then
> > it
> > always seems like you're using some funky UI to do normal
> > stuff.  Ie, I
> > don't think that Gallery 3 ui should present itself as a core
> > with a
> > bunch of extensions.  It should be a seamless whole.
> >
> > Additionally, the names "Extensions" and "Plugins" are
> > new.  We call
> > them "modules" both in the code and in the UI currently, so I'd
> > expect
> > that name to recur in the UI as well.  I'm not averse to
> > renaming
> > modules to plugins or extensions.  It would not be a cheap
> > change, but
> > it's doable and if you want to do that let's do it before
> > 3.0.  But I'd
> > hate to see us confuse the issue with yet another name.
> >
> > Here's what I propose:
> > 1) Put "Identity providers" should go under Settings since the
> > provider
> > you use is a core setting.
> >
> > 2) If there's no User/Group administration, that menu option
> > should go
> > away.  So it won't exist for LDAP, but it'll exist for core.
> >
> > -Bharat
> >
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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

by Tim Almdal :: Rate this Message:

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I'll try to make those changes this weekend

----- Original Message -----
From: Chad Kieffer <chad@...>
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 1:39 pm
Subject: Re: [Gallery-devel] Identity Management vs. Users/Groups
To: Tim Almdal <tnalmdal@...>
Cc: Bharat Mediratta <bharat@...>, Gallery development discussion list <gallery-devel@...>

> Works for me too.
>
> On Oct 30, 2009, at 10:47 AM, Tim Almdal <tnalmdal@...> wrote:
>
> > Works for me:
> >
> > Here's what I propose:
> > 1) Put "Identity providers" should go under Settings since
> the 
> > provider you use is a core setting.
> >
> > 2) If there's no User/Group administration, that menu option
> should 
> > go away.  So it won't exist for LDAP, but it'll exist for core.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bharat Mediratta <bharat@...>
> > Date: Friday, October 30, 2009 8:46 am
> > Subject: Re: [Gallery-devel] Identity Management vs. Users/Groups
> > To: Chad Kieffer <chad@...>
> > Cc: Gallery development discussion list <gallery-
> devel@...
> > >
> >
> > > Chad Kieffer wrote:
> > > > On Oct 29, 2009, at 11:08 PM, Tim Almdal wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Keep in mind, that if you install a identity provider
> that is
> > > not
> > > >> writable (i.e. ldap), then you won't see the User/Group sub
> > > menu, as
> > > >> there is no user management capability.  So the high
> > > level menu needs
> > > >> to reflect that it might have nothing to with users and groups.
> > > >>
> > > >> I was going to to put the self registration module admin
> > > under there,
> > > >> but as an alternative:
> > > >> 1) Put the User/Group back as a high level menu (this is
> > > where it use
> > > >> to be)
> > > >> 2) Create a high level menu item ("Extensions" or "Plugins")
> > > I'm sure
> > > >> there is a better name. Under this menu we put modules and
> > > identity
> > > >> provider as they both are related to extending gallery.
> > > >> 3) User registration administration will go under settings.
> > > >
> > > > This sounds like a better way to go. Extensions seems to be
> > > the more
> > > > accurate label, but I wouldn't violently object to Plugins.
> > >
> > > This approach worries me a bit because if you're using LDAP then
> > > it
> > > always seems like you're using some funky UI to do normal
> > > stuff.  Ie, I
> > > don't think that Gallery 3 ui should present itself as a core
> > > with a
> > > bunch of extensions.  It should be a seamless whole.
> > >
> > > Additionally, the names "Extensions" and "Plugins" are
> > > new.  We call
> > > them "modules" both in the code and in the UI currently, so I'd
> > > expect
> > > that name to recur in the UI as well.  I'm not averse to
> > > renaming
> > > modules to plugins or extensions.  It would not be a cheap
> > > change, but
> > > it's doable and if you want to do that let's do it before
> > > 3.0.  But I'd
> > > hate to see us confuse the issue with yet another name.
> > >
> > > Here's what I propose:
> > > 1) Put "Identity providers" should go under Settings since the
> > > provider
> > > you use is a core setting.
> > >
> > > 2) If there's no User/Group administration, that menu option
> > > should go
> > > away.  So it won't exist for LDAP, but it'll exist for core.
> > >
> > > -Bharat
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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

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A bit late to the game...
I echo Kevin, we can't confuse the users more with different names.
Going for the 80% rule: what the heck is LDAP?  Does it fit?

Dave

At 09:53 AM 10/30/2009, Kevin Nehls wrote:

>On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Bharat Mediratta
><<mailto:bharat@...>bharat@...> wrote:
>Additionally, the names "Extensions" and "Plugins" are new.  We call
>them "modules" both in the code and in the UI currently, so I'd expect
>that name to recur in the UI as well.  I'm not averse to renaming
>modules to plugins or extensions.  It would not be a cheap change, but
>it's doable and if you want to do that let's do it before 3.0.  But I'd
>hate to see us confuse the issue with yet another name.
>
>
>Purely from a support standpoint; having the terms modules and
>plugins inter-mixed in G2 has been quite confusing to a fair number
>of people.  It's really hard for non-native English speakers when we
>call something a module, they are looking for that term and can't find it.
>
>If we do make the change we need to make the change 100%.,  For
>example, if they are called 'plugins' the directory needs to be
>called plugins.  It cannot just be a change in the UI as we did in
>G2.  All documentation needs to be changed as well.
>
>Just my $0.02
>
>Kevin
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Re: Identity Management vs. Users/Groups

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Dave Moore wrote:
> A bit late to the game...
> I echo Kevin, we can't confuse the users more with different names.
> Going for the 80% rule: what the heck is LDAP?  Does it fit?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightweight_Directory_Access_Protocol

Most companies have an internal LDAP directory which we can use for
authentication.  With the changes that Tim has made, we can now plug in
an ldap module to take advantage of that.  The support for pluggable
authentication is in core, but the actual ldap module is off in the
contrib dir.

-Bharat

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