Create new user as duplicate setup of existing user

[Ramblin]

Is there a way to create a User Template and then from that template duplicate it for each user being created?

I have 4 levels of Users with each level having ascending levels of privilege and a setup with Dashlets, System settings, Group Memberships, …

Rather than recreate all that each time I enter a new user, I am looking for a way to duplicate an existing setup.

Any ideas?

[p.konetskiy]

@Ramblin

1. Add 4 levels of configuration as a field for the Users module.
2. Create a logichook that will duplicate the configuration for each level.

[Ramblin]

@p.konetskiy

Never thought of that, thank you.

I can see that with that idea I can pre-set fields.

Is there a way, using code, that I can pre-set things like Dashlets, Time Zones, … that I can do via the USer Management option in the Admin panel?

Richard

[p.konetskiy]

@Ramblin

Yes, it’s possible.
A lot of user parameters are stored in module “UserPreferences”.

[andopes]

As per @p.konetskiy 's idea, you can setup a custom dropdown field which identify the 4 possible templates. For each template you specify a set of metadata files (dashlets, time zone etc) whose data are going to be fetched by an ajax request on choosing some option from that custom dropdown field.

[Ramblin]

@p.konetskiy @andopes

Thank you for your quick replies.

I looked at the fields available in the Users module and, based on the follow-up help which identified the need for API calls, I relaize this is going to require some homework on my part. I have never used SuiteCRM’s API calls before.

So I will look into this for future use, but have other things to work on right now. I did not want to leave your feedback unacknowledged though so thank you.

[p.konetskiy]

Ajax is not needed. This is a difficult option. It will be easier to create a logichook (look at documentations: Logic Hooks :: SuiteCRM Documentation).

[Ramblin]

@p.konetskiy

I have used Logic Hooks quite a bit for other applications. I posted something quite a while ago to track Users’ Login and Logout activity

Last Login Users data

OK, Apparently, in addition to creating the file that does the action, you have to actually link that file to the hook. So, do all the above and then … I have seen two versions of how that is done, but neither one is working for me right now. Version 1: The file at /var/www/html/suiteayudacrm/custom/modules/Users/logic_hooks.php curently contains <?php // Do not store anything in this file that is not part of the array or the hook version. This file will // be automatically rebuilt in th…

But I do not see how to set the Dashlet arrangements via Logic Hooks. What I want is to have 4 User levels and have an easy way to setup each, which includes pre-configuring Dashlets, Mutli-Factor authentication, Time Zone, … and many other things.

I see you have done this

Dashboard and Dashlets for all the users

Hi, I want to confirm ,is it possible to create same dashboard with same additional tabs and dashlets for all the users who are involved in my suitecrm ? Please Advise Thank you

but I do not see how.

Can that be done via Logic Hooks without APIs?

[p.konetskiy]

@Ramblin

I wrote already. Look at file - ‘include/MySugar/MySugar.php’ (also see the file - ‘modules/Home/index.php’)

This is an approximate code for your logichook (user, after_save). I didn’t test it but planing to use.

if (!is_file(sugar_cached('dashlets/dashlets.php'))) {
    require_once('include/Dashlets/DashletCacheBuilder.php');

    $dc = new DashletCacheBuilder();
    $dc->buildCache();
}
require_once sugar_cached('dashlets/dashlets.php');
$currentListDashlets = array(<module_name>, <dashlet_name>); //<array_for_current_user>
$dashlets = array();
foreach ($dashletsFiles as $dashletClass=>$dashletModule) {
   if (in_array($dashletsClass, $currentListDashlets)){
       $dashlets[create_guid()] = array('className' => $dashletName,
          'module' => $dashletClass['module'],
          'forceColumn' => 0, // or 1
          'fileLocation' => $dashletsFiles[$dashletClass]['file']
        );
    }
}
$count = 0;
$columns = array();
$columns[0] = array();
$columns[0]['width'] = '60%';
$columns[0]['dashlets'] = array();
$columns[1] = array();
$columns[1]['width'] = '40%';
$columns[1]['dashlets'] = array();

foreach ($dashlets as $guid=>$dashlet) {
    if ($dashlet['forceColumn'] == 0) {
        array_push($columns[0]['dashlets'], $guid);
    } else {
        array_push($columns[1]['dashlets'], $guid);
    }
    $count++;
}
// saving dashlets for user.
$bean->setPreference('dashlets', $dashlets, 0, 'Home');

$pages = array();
$pageIndex = 0;
$pages[0]['columns'] = $columns;
$pages[0]['numColumns'] = '3';
$pages[0]['pageTitleLabel'] = 'LBL_HOME_PAGE_1_NAME'; // Or setting other label
$pageIndex++;
// saving dashlet pages for user.
$bean->setPreference('pages', $pages, 0, 'Home');
$bean->savePreferencesToDB();

[Ramblin]

@p.konetskiy

Thank you!

I have a few things to owrk out here on a new launch and once though that will look at this.

Appreciate the guidance.

[p.konetskiy]

I am changing

$current_user 

to

$bean

As in logichook