Actions code section

[WillemDH]

Just an informative question. Now there is a permissions column in the actions component, what is the use of the code comlumn exactly. Before I used it to replace

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/*if((%objecttype%=='host' && '%hoststateid%'!='0') || (%objecttype%=='service' && '%servicestateid%'!='0')){$img='/nagiosxi/images/schedulecheck.png';$showlink=true;} else{$showlink=false;}*/

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if(is_admin()){$showlink=true;} else{$showlink=false;}

If I only wanted admins to see the actions. What does this first code block exactly do? Can we empty all the code blocks and will the permissions setting work independently?

[tmcdonald]

I would imagine the permissions dropdown was added specifically for this reason, so the code box can be used to do other things. I'll test this out to make sure it is working, but to answer your question directly:

what is the use of the code comlumn exactly

Probably not much use anymore. In my opinion, running any sort of user-supplied PHP code is A Bad Thing, but I think we originally put it in there so custom actions can be defined (and permissions-based code can be run).

[WillemDH]

Hey Trevor,

Probably not much use anymore.

As the actions overview is getting very crowded over here and as you say

running any sort of user-supplied PHP code is A Bad Thing

I think it would make the actions component easier to read if this unused code column, which takes 1/4th of the screen could be hidable or left out?

Grtz

[bwallace]

Good suggestion, we've filed a feature request for that = task id:7529. Shall we lock this thread or were there additional questions?

[WillemDH]

Please lock. Thanks!