[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: Changing perspective views based on user

["M. Stier" <NoStier.Spam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And read this thread:
"User/role management (enabling/disabling menu/sub-menu/items based on 
events)" about 01/29/05

M. Stier schrieb:
> Hi.
> Read about the activities concept in eclipse.
>
> As seen on a thread by Nick Edgar:
>
>  > Some people have had success using the activities mechanism to do this.
>  > See https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=71857
>
>
>
> Raj schrieb:
>
> > I am trying to implement Authentication and Authorization for an 
> > eclipse RCP application using ACEGI. Authentication was straight forward.
> > I am wondering if anybody dealt with how to deal with Authorization 
> > from an RCP application sense.
> >
> > My example scenario
> > I have three roles
> > 1) Admin
> > 2) Data entry
> > 3) Manager
> >
> > I have some views
> > 1) View A
> > 2) View B
> > 3) View C
> > 4) ciew D
> >
> > Some Menu/Toobar/Coolbar actions
> >
> > If i want to show certain views/menu actions based on a user role, 
> > what can be a good approach.
> >
> > I thought about having 1 perspective for role, limitation being when i 
> > add a role to my system i have to add a perspective to.
> >
> > Another way would be maintain a mapping of views/actions based on 
> > roles and dynamically construct the perspective.
> >
> > Any info on anyone who tired this before is appreciated
> >
> > Thanks
> > Raj