[katello-devel] Menu usability needs more work

[Bryan Kearney]

On 03/05/2013 11:37 AM, Eric D Helms wrote:
>  From an implementation perspective, this makes sense and can be a
> longer term goal.
>
> I have talked to Kyle about the header and navigation in general and
> there is a design plan in the works, however, the delivery time will be
> longer than we want I believe.  That being said, I have heard lots of
> different mentions of behaviors and requests for features but not as
> much concrete "here is what the menu is trying to provide for the user".
>
>
> There appears to be:
>
> * Site user - user that has access to cross-organization entities
> * Organization user - user that has access to organization specific entities
> * Site-Organization user - user that has access to organization specific
> entities and cross-organization entities
>
> * Organization Mode - when a user is managing organization specific entities
> * Site mode - when a user is managing cross-organization entities
>
>
> The question I have is -- is managing cross-organization entities a
> fundamentally different activity than managing organization specific
> entities?
>
> I think the above question drives the overall design, as it dictates the
> context that users need to be placed in.  For example, if the answer is
> 'yes', then entering Organization Mode should feel like entering a
> different part of the application.  If the answer is 'no', then entering
> Organization Mode should feel like just another set of screens within
> the application that removes the organization "context".
>
> -Eric
>

I believe that site items are different than organization items. I 
assume site items to be:

- Users
- Roles
- The org definitions.
- Pulp Nodes (I know tihs is a point of disagreement)
- Certificates

-- bk