Front end data entry questions

I've just been looking at FlexiContent/FlexiAccess to see if it can provide what I need. I am developing a company intranet using Joomla!, and one feature I need is a staff in/out board, which is a list of staff showing whether in the office or somewhere else. This needs to be maintained by each user.

So I need some custom fields, text boxes and drop-downs, that the user can update directly through the front-end.

Questions are:
1) I assume I need FlexiAccess to enable user front-end data entry?

2) Is FlexiAccess working now? - there are bad reviews at JED

3) Can FlexiContent fields be 'mapped' to existing Joomla! fields?
Eg I'd want to use Joomla! user name fields along with new custom fields.

Thanks

hello

steerpike wrote: 1) I assume I need FlexiAccess to enable user front-end data entry?

you can actived font-end data entry without flexiaccess
flexiaccess can add group and user rules and extra feature on all entry of joomla component

steerpike wrote: 2) Is FlexiAccess working now? - there are bad reviews at JED

flexiacess work fine but it's acl component not realy simply to use but powerfull ... if you have a good structured project

steerpike wrote: 3) Can FlexiContent fields be 'mapped' to existing Joomla! fields?
Eg I'd want to use Joomla! user name fields along with new custom fields.

it the base of flexicontent it use core field of joomla and add flexifield all of this is compatible

new version si comming with :
-universal module flexicontent.org/forum/index.php ... =viewtopic
-preview of content
-plugin for notification for edition
-new systeme of filtering
....
code.google.com/p/flexicontent/source/list
regards

Hi - thanks for your reply. One of your comments:

micker wrote: you can actived font-end data entry without flexiaccess

I could not see how to do this - I created a new drop-down field and I can display it using a new template. But it does not allow user selection from the front end, only from the admin end.

hello
you can do a submission link in menu and actived edition button for joomla groupe
but if you want to allow specific autorization by user or groupe you need flexiaccess
regards

hi micker,

>> you can do a submission link in menu
ok, no problem

>> and actived edition button for joomla groupe
where is this setting?

thank you!
kath

hello
in your template verify this code
flexicontent.org/documentation/f ... utton.html
regards