Rights Settings Extension

Description

This feature introduces a new way of handling and managin rights and permissions in Opencast Plugin.

Requirements

• ILIAS 8
• Plugin branch release_8, version 8.1.1 or higher
• Plugin update via ILIAS CLI update command

Rights

For info: New Rights Specifications

Additions

The following RBAC operations are introduced:

• Download
• Record (Opencast Studio)
• Schedule

Changed

• Read
• Upload
• Edit Videos
• Edit Settings

Removed

• Copy

Other Changes

Create new Series

By creating new series, the page now has a separate section called "Rights for members" which includes the new added rights to be set during series creatin.

No Download -> Download Right

"No Download" button in series settings is now switched to "Download" right.

• NOTE: In order to apply this transformation from "No Download" setting to Download right, administrators must perform the achieve CLI command php setup/setup.php achieve ilOpenCastAgent.OpencastRBACRights -vv.

More info here: CLI Commands (Update & Achieve)

No more series object "Copy"

Copying the object has been removed or neutralized and would not duplicate the object anymore.

Ignore Object Settings -> Overwrite Download Permission

"Ignore Object Settings" option in Publication Usages > Download Publication has been replaced by "Overwrite Download Permission", the logic behind remains the same!

CLI Commands (Update & Achieve) [IMPORTANT]

For this feature to work, admin needs to make sure that:

1. ilOpenCastDBUpdateSteps is dicovered by ILIAS itself:

• This could be done via performing composer dump-autoload in the ILIAS root directory.

2. Update has to be performed via CLI command in ILIAS root directory:

• php setup/setup.php update --plugin OpenCast -vv
• or as general update php setup/setup.php update

3. To update and reflect the new changes to the old series objects, admin needs to perform the optional achievement CLI command:

• 3.1. php setup/setup.php achieve --list to list the achievements

• 3.2. php setup/setup.php achieve ilOpenCastAgent.OpencastRBACRights -vv: to perform the achievement