How it works

Before permissions overhaul (v1.15.0), a syslib or librarian with multiple libraries could edit items from any library in his affiliation libraries. This allowed them to:

• Log in and switch to Library B as active
• Edit item belonging to Library A
• The editor allows to pick a location from Library B
• The item now belongs to Library B

Now the frontend only allows to edit item of the current active lib (from switch library menu). This is a problem for some users that need to switch libraries on some items.

This was kind of a bug exploit that may or may not have other implications (operation logs, stats, etc.), but since it was useful to our clients, we need to reimplement the feature.

Improvement suggestion

• As a professionnal, the frontend lets me edit a regular item (not serial issues) belonging to any of my affiliated libraries without taking into account the "switch library" setting in the session.