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1/7/2007 11:22 PM

Jason Payne

Joined: 8/4/2005

Posts: 11

Programatically hide module actions

Ok... here's one I can't seem to figure out.

I've got a client that wants (demands) that I hide some of the actions (import, export, clear cache) within the container actions list. But he only wants some of them removed and only for certain roles. I fully realize this means a custom modification to the core architecture, but I can't seem to figure out where. I've been looking at the PortalModuleBase.vb file and figure I must be close. Where does DNN store (or make the determination) the actions available to the different types of modules. My plan is to intercept the request, perform a role check and either permit of terminate the request at that point... Any better thougths? HELP!!

1/8/2007 9:27 AM

Michael Washington

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Joined: 7/17/2004

Posts: 3526

Re: Programatically hide module actions

Those should only show up for administrators. Are there Administrators that he does not want to see the options?

Also, this tutorial may help:

IActionable: Add Items to Your Module Menu (VB &C#)

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1/22/2007 3:31 PM

Keith Eldridge

Joined: 10/17/2003

Posts: 5

Re: Programatically hide module actions

The article shows how to add menu action items. I am looking for the answer posed earlier: How do you remove or delete menu action items? Yes, I want some of the menu items deleted even for an administrator.

Any ideas?

1/22/2007 5:14 PM

Charles Nurse

Joined: 2/9/2004

Posts: 3652

Re: Programatically hide module actions

To answer the original question (and to clarify Michael's response).

The actions are added in the LoadActions method of PortalModuleBase.

The following actions are set as Admin (so only show to Administrators):

Export
Import
Settings
Delete
ClearCache
Move

So IF you want these disabled from Admins you can modify the code in Load Actions (not recommended).

Alternatively, make the users that shouldn't see the actions members of a different role, and add that role to the Edit permissions of the module. In that way the user can "edit" the module but NOT do the other actions listed above.

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2/4/2011 8:55 AM

Chris Higgins

Joined: 5/24/2007

Posts: 8

Re: Programatically hide module actions

I was hunting for the same solution but no luck so I thought I would post my solution to this problem here. Not certain if this is the "correct" way of doing this, but thought I would offer it as a possibility.

I needed to "hide" certain action menu items as well, as they were unneeded for the module I was developing, so I dropped this into the page_load:

foreach (ModuleAction action in Actions)
{
    if (action.Title == "Export Content" || action.Title == "Import Content" || action.Title == "Print")
    {
        action.Visible = false;
    }
}

Suggestions on improvements or more graceful ways of handling this are more than welcome.

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