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gbv / cocoda

A web-based tool for creating mappings between knowledge organization systems.
https://coli-conc.gbv.de/cocoda/
MIT License
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Mapping provider "authentification" unclear #286

Closed DennisTobola closed 5 years ago

DennisTobola commented 5 years ago

Mapping provider -> Concordance Registry, "authentification" with a red lock before is unclear. Substitute with "You need to be logged-in to save to Concordance Registry"

DennisTobola commented 5 years ago

Same with the message if you try to save in the user-interface and get an error message. A solution would be to remove the save-symbol if you aren't logged-in to avoid confusion.

stefandesu commented 5 years ago

Mapping provider -> Concordance Registry, "authentification" with a red lock before is unclear. Substitute with "You need to be logged-in to save to Concordance Registry"

I wanted to keep that part as short as possible. How about "authentication necessary" if not logged in, and "authentication successful" or just "authenticated" when logged in?

Same with the message if you try to save in the user-interface and get an error message. A solution would be to remove the save-symbol if you aren't logged-in to avoid confusion.

Error messages in general need to be improved... But I agree that saving shouldn't even be possible if the user is not logged in. BUT it gets even more complicated: There are providers with authentication that allow you to save mappings without being logged in, but for all other things you need to be logged in.

stefandesu commented 5 years ago

I took care of the first point, but the second point is still unclear. For it to work, we would need to query the /status endpoint of jskos-server and retrieve the information what can be done with which kind of authentication. I will create a separate issue and move it to the next milestone.