By rogdawg on

I have created a new content type called Document Collection. The new type has title, description and document (file - unlimited number) fields. I have created one document collection when I was logged in as the administrator, and uploaded lots of files to the first collection. Everything works wonderfully.

I then created a role called Document Admin and I have assigned a user to that role. My question is this...how does that user add a new collection? I created a view to show all document collections, and I thought when that view was accessed, it would provide an "add Document Collection" link, or something, when the Document Admin user was logged in but, it does not.

In the Document Admin role's settings I have selected these permissions:

  • Document Collection: Create new content
  • Document Collection: Edit own content
  • Document Collection: Edit any content
  • Document Collection: Delete own content
  • Document Collection: Delete any content

What have I done wrong, or neglected to do?

Thanks for whatever help you can provide.

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WorldFallz commented

you haven't done anything wrong. The standard location for 'add new content' function is 'node/add' which will list all content types available or 'node/add/<type>' (where you replace <type> with the actual type name) to create content of that type. If you want that link t appear anywhere else, you need to add it manually. If you want it to appear on a view page, you could add it to the view's header.

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rogdawg commented

Got it!

I realized, after reading your post, that I had disabled the navigation menu, which contains the Add Content link. So I re-enabled the menu and placed it in a good spot so the users who can add content will see that link.

Thanks very much for pointing me in the right direction.