Extended info

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Extended info is a feature that allow additional info to be added to certain enteties in the system. (Project, Tool, User)
One entity can have one or several "extended info modules"
For example with a project, one extended info could serve as a log for activities, where users can read - and add information - depending on their accesslevel.
An other could be financial information, only visible to some users.

The levels are:
- Administrator (highest level)
- Advanced user (tool responsible, instructor, project manage/leader)
- User

An administrator can always read/edit all information. An advanced user have special access to entities which they are responsible of: Tool responsible for their equipment, project manager/leader for their projects - but on other entities, they have the same access as a normal user.


Adding information
Adding information is done in two stepts:
- Adding a module.
- Adding information to the module.

The module is added on the entitys "edit"-page, like: "edit project", "edit tool", "edit user"

Util ExtendedInfomodule Main.jpg
Name: The name/header of the module.
Description: Short description. This will show up on the page below the header.
Accesslevel Read/Write: This is the base-level for the module, that sets who will be able to see it.
There is a difference in base-level access and item-access. Item access will be added on the item - and this might differ from base.
Ex : You add a module with base-access "User" Then, you add two items with item-access "User", and one item with item-access "Admin". Then, you add a module with base-access "Advanced user", with two items with item-access "User".
In this case: A user can only see the two items belonging to the module with base-access "User" - so there is no point setting a item-access lower than the base-access.

When a module has been added to an entity, the module will show up on the view-page of the entity. (View Project, View Tool, View User)

Util ExtendedInfomodule List.jpg

From here, users with the correct access can see and add "items".

Util ExtendedInfomodule Item.jpg


An item is basicly a text, with the possibillity to attach a file or image.
When adding an item, one selects access level for the item - and it can never be higher than the users own access.