Hide Menus Per User

Companies often need to remove certain menus for certain people without creating many groups. This module adds a hidden menus field to the user form and filters the menu tree for that user. The restriction is mirrored on the menu itself with restricted users. Administrators control who sees what across all apps.

1. 1

   Open the user record

   Go to Settings > Users and open the user to restrict. Only administrators see the new field.

   • Administrator-only field
   • is_admin computed
2. 2

   Pick the menus to hide

   Select the menu items in the Hide Menu field. The list is shown as a many-to-many selector.

   • hide_menu_ids
   • Many2many selector
3. 3

   Sync with the menu record

   On write the user's hidden menus update the restricted user list on each menu. This keeps both sides consistent.

   • restrict_user_ids on menu
   • write override
4. 4

   Filter visible menus

   When the menu tree loads, hidden items are removed for the user. The user simply does not see them in the app switcher.

   • Menu filter override
   • Admins unaffected
5. 5

   Show only specific menus

   A computed flag supports showing a chosen set of menus for a user. It helps build very limited views.

   • is_show_specific_menu

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