Permission change in RadioBOSS

[southernfm]

It would be nice to have a permission to be able to generate playlists from playlist generator pro (which everyone can do) and separately stop people from editing the playlist configuration items.

In our case we try to lock it down as much as we can but sometimes people alter the playlist generator config and it requires someone else to fix it up later. If the config could be read only (editing tracks / positions etc.) but items like 'generate' and 'export' are allowed by everyone, then this would help.

I know there's an ability to disable it completely at the moment but we do need manual playlist generation at times so that doesn't work for us.

 

[djsoft]

It would be nice to have a permission to be able to generate playlists from playlist generator pro (which everyone can do) and separately stop people from editing the playlist configuration items.

You can disable the playlist generator, and create a scheduled event that will create the playlist. Users can run this event to create the playlist without opening the playlist generator.

 

[southernfm]

You can disable the playlist generator, and create a scheduled event that will create the playlist. Users can run this event to create the playlist without opening the playlist generator.

Thanks - in our case that won't work as we disable the run capability too.

 

[djsoft]

Thanks - in our case that won't work as we disable the run capability too.

I'm not sure how the proposed permission will work. Not giving them permission to edit a playlist, while allowing to use the playlist generator - meaning they can effectively edit (indirectly) the playlist. E.g. they can clear it by creating an empty playlist in the generator and replacing the playlist window contents with nothing.

 

[southernfm]

I'm not sure how the proposed permission will work. Not giving them permission to edit a playlist, while allowing to use the playlist generator - meaning they can effectively edit (indirectly) the playlist. E.g. they can clear it by creating an empty playlist in the generator and replacing the playlist window contents with nothing.

The intent is to stop them from editing the configuration of the playlist arrangement (e.g. 1 track for IDs + 2 tracks). They can generate/export as needed but not change the makeup of the playlist generation itself.

Editing the playlist after it's generated isn't a concern, they should be able to. It's more protecting the configuration of the playlist generator as it affects everyone else if it gets misconfigured/saved.

 

[djsoft]

Currently playlist generator doesn't have any rights control (apart from allowing it to launch). Maybe you can do the following: create .bat (.cmd) files with a command line to create the playlist. The command line itself can be created from within playlist generator or manually: https://manual.djsoft.net/radioboss/en/plgen_command_line_interface.htm

We'll think of extending the UAC management but currently I'm not sure when this is going to happen.