Assigning a role from edit a specific category-tree of catalog

Question

I need to assign a role to edit a specific separate category in the catalog. I was hoping that "Roles Resources" have the opportunity to select from category-tree of the catalog. But didn't find such opportunities. How can it be done? Thanks!

Answer 1

Magento does not allow this by default.
You can either allow admins to manage categories or not.
In the EE version you have the option to restrict access on a store view basis, but no category restriction.

What you can do is either include the category tree in the resources list when defining a role, but that seams kind of hard.

Or you can create a new section where you list the the category tree. Here is an explanation on how you can add the category tree in your custom extension.

Then you rewrite the method Mage_Adminhtml_Catalog_CategoryController::_initCategory and check if the current admin has access to that category.

Answer 2

I solved this problem by installing module - Advanced permission.