[Portfolio] Matrix Portfolio Template --form attachment permissions

Sean Keesler sean at keesler.org
Mon Apr 27 11:20:51 PDT 2009


I agree, but it is a little different than SAK-7464, since this use
doesn't deal with the FCK-editor.
I confirmed the bug and logged it as SAK-16203.

Sean Keesler
130 Academy Street
Manlius, NY 13104
315-663-7756



On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Summers, Teggin <techambe at vt.edu> wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> We've had this problem with portfolios at Virginia Tech and currently have not found a solution to it.  It seems to be a pretty big problem regarding Sakai's database structure and permissions associated with the forms through which the items are being attached.  We've tried every possible solution/workaround to no avail.  We have found that whenever portfolios need to be shown publicly, it is best for us to either embed everything into the editor (text, images, videos, etc.) or use the 'Add Other Evidence' link to upload artifacts straight from the My Workspace Resources.
>
> Noah Botimer (and team) at University of Michigan spent a great deal of time working on this permissions problem, and some the documentation of this work can be found at the SAK7464 Jira ticket.
>
> Sorry I can't be more helpful, but at least this might help you gain a better understanding of what folks have already done.  If you find a solution, please let us know, as this is something that has been bugging us for a while :)
>
> All best,
>
> Teggin
>
> Teggin Summers, Ph.D.
> Assistant Director, ePortfolio Initiatives
> 2210B Torgersen Hall
> Learning Technologies; Virginia Tech
> teggin at vt.edu; (540) 231-0982
> http://eportfolio.vt.edu
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: portfolio-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:portfolio-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Hanrath, Scott
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 11:55 AM
> To: Sean Keesler
> Cc: portfolio at collab.sakaiproject.org
> Subject: Re: [Portfolio] Matrix Portfolio Template --form attachment permissions
>
>
> Thanks Sean.  I've already got the prepended "/access/content" in the URL -- but it still requires me to be logged in to view the file.
>
> I've also made the form itself publicly available from within the Resources in My Workspace, but that doesn't seem to matter -- in fact, when I view the publicly available form directly (through the default renderer) when I'm not logged in, the link to the attachment disappears (it has a blank "href").
>
> -- Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Keesler [mailto:sean at keesler.org]
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 10:08 AM
> To: Hanrath, Scott
> Cc: portfolio at collab.sakaiproject.org
> Subject: Re: [Portfolio] Matrix Portfolio Template --form attachment permissions
>
> Try prepending "/access/content" to that url.
>
>         <img>
>             <xsl:attribute name="src">
>                 <xsl:text>/access/content/</xsl:text>
>                <xsl:value-of select="//xpath/to/url"
>             </xsl:attribute>
>         </img>
>
> Sean Keesler
> 130 Academy Street
> Manlius, NY 13104
> 315-663-7756
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Hanrath, Scott <shanrath at ku.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm running into an issue in creating a portfolio template for a
>> matrix (Sakai 2.5.2).  My matrix cells contains a form with a slot for
>> an attachment.  When I create a portfolio using my template and and
>> make the portfolio available via public URL, the form attachments are
>> not publicly available.  The file link for the form attachment in the
>>
>> /ospiPresentation/matrix/artifact/cells/cell/wizardPage/pageForms/page
>> Form/artifact/structuredData/form/file
>>
>> node looks like
>>
>> /attachment/site/Matrices/49e1ae01-1f6d-4a05-b95b-662b02a3ef09/attachm
>> ent.ext
>>
>> The bug listed at http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/jira/browse/SAK-7397 looks similar (and fixed for a future release), but I can't tell if that applies only about cell attachments made via Select Items or if it covers files attached to cell forms.  I've tried to hack together a form attachment URL that looks more like the URLs for portfolio template supporting files, but haven't had any luck.  Has anyone experienced this? Are there any known work arounds for this problem?
>>
>> -- Scott
>>
>>
>>
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