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4/5/2007 2:12 PM

u101440

Joined: 2/15/2007

Posts: 22

Page Templates and Session Timing

I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me with. The first is in relation to Page Templates. I've created a page that I wish to use as a template and have exported my portal to allow me use this. The actual page is laid out below:

<portal version="3.0">
<description>Default page template with just a Content Manager module</description>
<tabs>
    <tab>
      <panes>
        <pane>
          <name>ContentPane</name>
          <modules>
            <module>
              <title>Enter Title</title>
              <cachetime>0</cachetime>
              <alignment>left</alignment>
              <color />
              <border />
              <iconfile />
              <alltabs>false</alltabs>
              <visibility>Maximized</visibility>
              <header />
              <footer />
              <startdate>0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000+11:00</startdate>
              <enddate>0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000+11:00</enddate>
              <containersrc>
              </containersrc>
              <displaytitle>true</displaytitle>
              <displayprint>true</displayprint>
              <displaysyndicate>false</displaysyndicate>
              <inheritviewpermissions>true</inheritviewpermissions>
              <modulepermissions>
                <permission>
                  <permissioncode>SYSTEM_MODULE_DEFINITION</permissioncode>
                  <permissionkey>VIEW</permissionkey>
                  <rolename>Administrators</rolename>
                  <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
                </permission>
                <permission>
                  <permissioncode>SYSTEM_MODULE_DEFINITION</permissioncode>
                  <permissionkey>EDIT</permissionkey>
                  <rolename>Administrators</rolename>
                  <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
                </permission>
                <permission>
                  <permissioncode>SYSTEM_MODULE_DEFINITION</permissioncode>
                  <permissionkey>EDIT</permissionkey>
                  <rolename>Regional Manager - Argyll</rolename>
                  <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
                </permission>
                <permission>
                  <permissioncode>SYSTEM_MODULE_DEFINITION</permissioncode>
                  <permissionkey>VIEW</permissionkey>
                  <rolename>Regional Manager - Argyll</rolename>
                  <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
                </permission>
              </modulepermissions>
              <definition>Content Manager</definition>
            </module>
          </modules>
        </pane>
      </panes>
    </tab>
</tabs>
</portal>

Now I'd like for Admins and a couple of other roles to have certain permissions but although the Page Template has these permissions when I create a new page and chose the Page Template the only role to be given any permissions is Admin. No other roles are added. I'm not sure why and would appreciate any advice.

The other problem relates to the lenght that sessions last. I can see how to lengthen a session but it would appear no matter what I do the users need to login each time if there is a period of inactivity on the site as a whole (the site is still in development and there can be inactivity for a number of hours).

Any advice on how to rectify either of these problems is appreciated as always.

4/5/2007 3:43 PM

Sebastian Leupold

www.dnnwerk.de
Joined: 3/8/2004

Posts: 46212

Re: Page Templates and Session Timing

Page permissions set in page settings are overriding the settings in the template.

AFAIK, if an application is recycled, the session has been terminated.

Cheers from Germany,
Sebastian Leupold

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4/5/2007 4:32 PM

u101440

Joined: 2/15/2007

Posts: 22

Re: Page Templates and Session Timing

Thanx for this. How are you supposed to create a new page with a Page Template with the settings from the Page Template then? Not sure I understand this...I would have thought that the point of a Page Template was to have it laid out (modules, permissions, etc) and then when you chose the specific Page Template it would propogate the permissions as determined.

I have a number of Content Editors and I'd like to create a page for each of them to (a template) which they simply choose and it has all the necessary permissions laid out. I don't want them having to think what permissions should be chosen.

Is there another way of performing this function if Page Templates will be over-ridden by Adding a Page the normal way?

4/9/2007 3:56 PM

u101440

Joined: 2/15/2007

Posts: 22

Re: Page Templates and Session Timing

I'm still working on this problem and hope anyone can help me. I agree that the page permissions are over-riding the template permissions but I don't know how to recrify this. My page template details are set out below:

<portal version="3.0">
<description>Default page template with just a Content Manager module</description>
<tabs>
    <tab>
      <tabpermissions>
        <permission>
          <permissioncode>SYSTEM_TAB</permissioncode>
          <permissionkey>VIEW</permissionkey>
          <rolename>Administrators</rolename>
          <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
        </permission>
        <permission>
          <permissioncode>SYSTEM_TAB</permissioncode>
          <permissionkey>EDIT</permissionkey>
          <rolename>Administrators</rolename>
          <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
        </permission>
        <permission>
          <permissioncode>SYSTEM_TAB</permissioncode>
          <permissionkey>VIEW</permissionkey>
          <rolename>Operations</rolename>
          <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
        </permission>
        <permission>
          <permissioncode>SYSTEM_TAB</permissioncode>
          <permissionkey>VIEW</permissionkey>
          <rolename>Regional Manager - Argyll</rolename>
          <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
        </permission>
        <permission>
          <permissioncode>SYSTEM_TAB</permissioncode>
          <permissionkey>EDIT</permissionkey>
          <rolename>Regional Manager - Argyll</rolename>
          <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
        </permission>
      </tabpermissions>
      <panes>
        <pane>
          <name>ContentPane</name>
          <modules>
            <module>
              <title>Please change this title</title>
              <cachetime>0</cachetime>
              <alignment>left</alignment>
              <color />
              <border />
              <iconfile />
              <alltabs>false</alltabs>
              <visibility>Maximized</visibility>
              <header />
              <footer />
              <startdate>0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000+11:00</startdate>
              <enddate>0001-01-01T00:00:00.0000000+11:00</enddate>
              <containersrc>
              </containersrc>
              <displaytitle>true</displaytitle>
              <displayprint>true</displayprint>
              <displaysyndicate>false</displaysyndicate>
              <inheritviewpermissions>true</inheritviewpermissions>
              <modulepermissions>
                <permission>
                  <permissioncode>SYSTEM_MODULE_DEFINITION</permissioncode>
                  <permissionkey>VIEW</permissionkey>
                  <rolename>Administrators</rolename>
                  <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
                </permission>
                <permission>
                  <permissioncode>SYSTEM_MODULE_DEFINITION</permissioncode>
                  <permissionkey>EDIT</permissionkey>
                  <rolename>Administrators</rolename>
                  <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
                </permission>
                <permission>
                  <permissioncode>SYSTEM_MODULE_DEFINITION</permissioncode>
                  <permissionkey>EDIT</permissionkey>
                  <rolename>Regional Manager - Argyll</rolename>
                  <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
                </permission>
                <permission>
                  <permissioncode>SYSTEM_MODULE_DEFINITION</permissioncode>
                  <permissionkey>VIEW</permissionkey>
                  <rolename>Regional Manager - Argyll</rolename>
                  <allowaccess>true</allowaccess>
                </permission>
              </modulepermissions>
              <definition>Content Manager</definition>
            </module>
          </modules>
        </pane>
      </panes>
    </tab>
</tabs>
</portal>

When I create a new page the module permissions are applied no problem but the tab permission are set at those when I click Add Page within my portal. Is there another way you use Page Templates other than Add Page and then select the page template you wish to use? I cannot see any but cannot fathom why the tab paermissions are not being applied as I'd like.

Any advice (and I mean any) appreciated as always.

4/12/2007 10:19 AM

Brad Bamford

Joined: 4/9/2005

Posts: 155

Re: Page Templates and Session Timing

I need help understanding this as well. What good are page templates if most settings are overridded?

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