[JENKINS-3681] Hide Empty Tabs (Views) in the GUI

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I'd like the ability to hide tabs that have no visible jobs. We use Project
Based Security to limit development access to only their projects. I don't like
that developers can still see all tabs used by the other groups, even though
they are empty due to the security settings.

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Originally reported by rnell, imported from: Hide Empty Tabs (Views) in the GUI

• status: Resolved
• priority: Major
• component(s): core
• resolution: Fixed
• resolved: 2012-04-01T16:24:02+00:00
• votes: 6
• watchers: 8
• imported: 2025-11-24

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I'd like the ability to hide tabs that have no visible jobs.  We use Project
Based Security to limit development access to only their projects.  I don't like
that developers can still see all tabs used by the other groups, even though
they are empty due to the security settings.

• environment: Platform: All, OS: All

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rnell:

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  In Hudson a Tab is known as a View.
  

In Hudson a Tab is known as a View.

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mindless:

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  Issue 4893 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
  		
  		
  	
  	
  
  
  

• • • Issue 4893 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

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mindless:

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  Issue 3945 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
  		
  		
  	
  	
  
  
  

• • • Issue 3945 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***

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mindless:

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  I've closed 2 requests for setting view permissions in favor of this request..
  use the project permissions to control what can be seen, and the UI should just
  hide those view tabs where the current user can't see any of the projects.
  We'll need to figure out when to show a tab even when empty though.. maybe
  admins always see all views, or anyone who can edit a view always sees it.. that
  way someone can find the view to add projects or delete it.
  

I've closed 2 requests for setting view permissions in favor of this request..
use the project permissions to control what can be seen, and the UI should just
hide those view tabs where the current user can't see any of the projects.
We'll need to figure out when to show a tab even when empty though.. maybe
admins always see all views, or anyone who can edit a view always sees it.. that
way someone can find the view to add projects or delete it.

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mindless:

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  This works by simply wrapping each <l:tab> inside this condition in View/main.jelly:
  <j:if test="${v==it or v.hasPermission(v.CONFIGURE) or !empty(v.items)}">
  
  however, this calls View.getItems() on every view every time a view page is shown.  should there be a short-term cache to avoid recomputation?
  

This works by simply wrapping each inside this condition in View/main.jelly:

however, this calls View.getItems() on every view every time a view page is shown. should there be a short-term cache to avoid recomputation?

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infinitodev:

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  Any update on this issue?
  

Any update on this issue?

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saheba:

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  Same problem here. We would like to reduce the size of the view tab bar and use project-based security as well. Anything new regarding this issue?
  

Same problem here. We would like to reduce the size of the view tab bar and use project-based security as well. Anything new regarding this issue?

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domi:

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  just placed a pull request: Hide Empty Tabs (Views) in the GUI #370
  

just placed a pull request: #370

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saheba:

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  thanks for the pull request. I am scheduling an update session as soon as it is merged to jenkins:master.
  

thanks for the pull request. I am scheduling an update session as soon as it is merged to jenkins:master.

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scm_issue_link:

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  Code changed in jenkins
  User: Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  Path:
   changelog.html
   core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
   core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewGroupMixIn.java
   core/src/main/java/hudson/security/AuthorizationStrategy.java
   core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
  http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/jenkins/85e13303f8cfbebeb7dab347fda8ccf4069070b6
  Log:
    [FIXED JENKINS-3681] Added View.READ permission.
  
  The trick for backward compatibility is in the default implementation
  that grants View.READ to those who have access to items.
  
  
  
  
  

Code changed in jenkins
User: Kohsuke Kawaguchi
Path:
changelog.html
core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewGroupMixIn.java
core/src/main/java/hudson/security/AuthorizationStrategy.java
core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/jenkins/85e13303f8cfbebeb7dab347fda8ccf4069070b6
Log:
[FIXED JENKINS-3681] Added View.READ permission.

The trick for backward compatibility is in the default implementation
that grants View.READ to those who have access to items.

[jenkins-infra-bot]

dogfood:

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  Integrated in  jenkins_main_trunk #1628
       [FIXED JENKINS-3681] Added View.READ permission. (Revision 85e13303f8cfbebeb7dab347fda8ccf4069070b6)
  
       Result = SUCCESS
  Kohsuke Kawaguchi : 85e13303f8cfbebeb7dab347fda8ccf4069070b6
  Files : 
  
  	
  changelog.html
  	
  core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
  	
  core/src/main/java/hudson/security/AuthorizationStrategy.java
  	
  core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
  	
  core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewGroupMixIn.java
  
  
  

Integrated in jenkins_main_trunk #1628
[FIXED JENKINS-3681] Added View.READ permission. (Revision 85e1330)

Result = SUCCESS
Kohsuke Kawaguchi : 85e13303f8cfbebeb7dab347fda8ccf4069070b6
Files :

• changelog.html
• core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
• core/src/main/java/hudson/security/AuthorizationStrategy.java
• core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
• core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewGroupMixIn.java

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dogfood:

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  Integrated in  jenkins_ui-changes_branch #21
       [FIXED JENKINS-3681] Added View.READ permission. (Revision 85e13303f8cfbebeb7dab347fda8ccf4069070b6)
  
       Result = SUCCESS
  Kohsuke Kawaguchi : 85e13303f8cfbebeb7dab347fda8ccf4069070b6
  Files : 
  
  	
  core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewGroupMixIn.java
  	
  core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
  	
  core/src/main/java/hudson/security/AuthorizationStrategy.java
  	
  changelog.html
  	
  core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java
  
  
  

Integrated in jenkins_ui-changes_branch #21
[FIXED JENKINS-3681] Added View.READ permission. (Revision 85e1330)

Result = SUCCESS
Kohsuke Kawaguchi : 85e13303f8cfbebeb7dab347fda8ccf4069070b6
Files :

• core/src/main/java/hudson/model/ViewGroupMixIn.java
• core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
• core/src/main/java/hudson/security/AuthorizationStrategy.java
• changelog.html
• core/src/main/java/hudson/model/View.java

[jenkins-infra-bot]

salsa:

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  This change introduces a small side effect. I use Sectioned View plugin to create a view, which does not contain projects, but informative content in textual format like FAQs, announcements, etc. With this change, this "info view" became unavailable for end users.
  
  As a workaround I added a List View section with one project to the bottom of the view. I also removed all columns from the section. This leaves two empty bars at the end of the view. It does not look pretty, but at least the view is visible to end users again.
  
  Jenkins version is 1.460.
  

This change introduces a small side effect. I use Sectioned View plugin to create a view, which does not contain projects, but informative content in textual format like FAQs, announcements, etc. With this change, this "info view" became unavailable for end users.

As a workaround I added a List View section with one project to the bottom of the view. I also removed all columns from the section. This leaves two empty bars at the end of the view. It does not look pretty, but at least the view is visible to end users again.

Jenkins version is 1.460.