Main menu custom access rule settings
- 01 Nov 2022
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Main menu custom access rule settings
- Updated on 01 Nov 2022
- 2 minutes to read
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When adding or editing a main menu item you can choose to set up a custom access rule. This allows you to control access to a main menu item based on role, audience, or one of the preset rules.
The following settings are available when creating or editing custom rules .
Access controls
| Setting | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Restrict access | Access controls are used to restrict which users can view the menu item. Restrict access determines how the following criteria are applied.
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Restrict access by role
| Setting | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Restrict access by role | Tick this box at the top to enable access to be restricted by role. | The other settings will not be editable until you tick this box. |
| Role aggregation | Determines whether the user must have all of the selected roles, or any of the selected roles. | - |
| Context | This setting allows you to specify where a user must have a role assigned in order to view the menu item.
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| Roles with permission to view | This criteria allows you to restrict access to the menu item based on the roles a user has been assigned. You can select as many roles as you like, and use the other supporting settings to determine how Totara checks those roles. | - |
Restrict access by audience
| Setting | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Restrict access by audience | Tick this box at the top to enable access to be restricted by audience. | The other settings will not be editable until you tick this box. |
| Audience aggregation | Determines whether the user must be a member of all of the selected audiences, or any of the selected audiences. | - |
| Add audience | Click this button to browse or search for an audience to add. Select the audience(s) you wish to add, then click OK. | - |
Restrict access by preset rule
| Setting | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Restrict access by preset rule | Tick this box at the top to enable access to be restricted by preset rule. | The other settings will not be editable until you tick this box. |
| Preset rule aggregation | Determines whether the user must meet all of the selected preset rules, or any of the selected preset rules. | - |
| Conditions required to view | This setting allows you to restrict access to the menu item using one or more predefined rules. The available rules include:
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